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SHEERMAN, Thomas Benett - Date of
birth
1 January 1920 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Glen Ellyn, DuPage County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36991033 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
8th Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
11 February 1945 - Place of
death
East of Prüm River, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 5 | 19 |
Immediate family
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Members
Thomas J. Sheerman (faher)
Mary C. (Morrison) Sheerman (mother)
David J. Sheerman (brother)
Vernice V. (Wolf) Sheerman (wife)
More information
Pfc Thomas B. Sheerman was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Foy, Belgium.
Source of information: Danny van der Groen, Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Mercer Family Tree
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com - Andi