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name
WOODARD, Thomas E - Date of
birth
1922 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Tennessee -
Hometown
Giles County, Tennessee
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
20450713 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
456th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion,
82nd Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
30 January 1945 - Place of
death
Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 2 | 35 |
Immediate family
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Members
Lucille M. Woodard (wife)
More information
Pvt Thomas E. Woodard enlisted in Pulaski, Tennessee on 24 February 1941.He was first buried at Block LLL, Row 2, Grave 31.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, http://www.ww2-airborne.us/units/456_honor.html, www.ancestry.com - U.S. City Directories / U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil
Photo source: Peter Schouteten