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OATMAN, Thomas Joseph - Date of
birth
19 July 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa -
Hometown
Wapello County, Iowa
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37666976 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
47th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
11 March 1945 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 7 | 8 |
Immediate family
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Members
Harvey R. Oatman (father)
Mary E. (Wrenn) Oatman (mother)
Frances M. Oatman (sister)
Helen M. Oatman (sister)
Catherine L. Oatman (sister)
Theresa A. Oatman (sister)
Dorothy A. Oatman (sister)
Rosemary Oatman (sister)
George M. Oatman (brother)
Ruth Oatman (sister)
Edward Oatman (brother)
More information
Pfc Thomas J. Oatman enlisted at Camp Dodge Herrold, Iowa on 25 March 1943.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930 Census, www.findagrave.com – Kristiana Carnaghi, http://9thinfantrydivision.net
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet / Djtruitt