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Personal info

Full name
FLANIGAN, Thomas Wheeler
Date of birth
9 September 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut
Hometown
West Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut

Military service

Service number
11096112
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
335th Infantry Regiment,
84th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
4 December 1944
Place of death
Near Cologne, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
A 20 8

Immediate family

Members
Thomas J. Flanigan (father)
Margaret W. (Wheeler) Flanigan (mother)
Richard J. Flanigan (brother)
Paul F. Flanigan (brother)

More information

Pfc Thomas W. Flanigan attended Trinity College.

He was selected for the A.S.T.P. program in June 1943. When the program was disbanded, he was transferred to the infantry. He was overseas in October 1944.

Source of information: André Koch, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census, www.fold3.com - WWII Draft Card, www.newspapers.com - Hartford Courant

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - Hartford Courant