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ROCKWELL, Tom R - Date of
birth
20 July 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Putnam County, Tennessee -
Hometown
Putnam County, Tennessee
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34985667 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
333rd Infantry Regiment,
84th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
27 February 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Waldniel, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 20 | 11 |
Immediate family
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Members
Robert M. Rockwell (father)
Emma (Pritchard) Rockwell (mother)
Lovell Rockwell (sister)
Rossell Rockwell (sister)
Maudine Rockwell (sister)
Alden Rockwell (brother)
Nannie Rockwell (twin sister)
More information
Pfc Tom R. Rockwell worked on a farm.He enlisted at Camp Shelby, Mississippi on 31 March 1944. He was sent overseas in August 1944.
Tom R. Rockwell is remembered at the Algood Cemetery in Algood, Putnam County, Tennessee.
On one of the pictures he poses with his twin sister Nannie.
Source of information: Leo Minne, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Winfrey Family Tree
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – des Philippet / www.ancestry.com – Winfrey Family Tree, Robin Legg