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Personal info

Full name
HART, Thomas J Jr
Date of birth
12 August 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36701073
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
HQ Company,
1st Battalion,
39th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
2 April 1945
Place of death
Winterberg, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
M 4 8

Immediate family

Members
Thomas J. Hart (father)
Lillian (Holwell) Hart (mother)
William J. Hart (brother)
John E. Hart (brother)
Vincent J. Hart (brother)

More information

Pvt Thomas J. Hart Jr. attended Austin High School.

He was killed by a shot gun wound in the chest.

Pvt Hart was initially buried at the temporary American Military Cemetery of Ittenbach #1, Germany on 7 April 1945. After being disinterred he was buried in a temporary grave at Margraten on 28 August 1945. After being disinterred a second time and after the cemetery was given a permanent status, he was given his final resting place on 15 April 1949.

Two of his brothers also served during the war.

His father died from the effects of gas in World War I.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – Sean's Family Tree, www.9thinfantrydivision.net, IDPF

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - Chicago Tribune 4 May 1945 (Colleen Carey)