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AUCK, Thomas W "Tom" - Date of
birth
22 September 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Cook County, Illinois -
Hometown
Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35099281 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
504th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
2 February 1945 - Place of
death
Area Rhine River, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 8 | 4 |
Immediate family
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Members
Wavel E. Auck (father)
Florence E. (Pfersick) Auck (mother)
More information
Pfc Thomas W. Auck graduated from Valparaiso High School in 1942 and attended Valparaiso University for a short time before he enlisted at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana on 25 March 1943. He had been overseas four months.
Source of information: Tjarco Schuurman, Terry Hirsch, Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, WW2-Airborne.us, NARA, WW2memorial, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, http://www.inportercounty.org,
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.e-yearbook.com - Valparaiso High School Yearbook 1942, http://collections.valpo.edu - Valparaiso University Yearbook 1943