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Personal info

Full name
GENTHE, Thomas Paton
Date of birth
7 August 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Wyandotte, Wayne County, Michigan
Hometown
Wyandotte, Wayne County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36887467
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
314th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
14 November 1944
Place of death
Ancerviller, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 8 10

Immediate family

Members
Walter C. Genthe (father)
Virginia M. (Paton) Genthe (mother)
Walter A. Genthe (brother)

More information

Pvt Thomas P. Genthe graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1943 and attended University of Michigan for one semester in Fall, 1943.

He enlisted in November, 1943 and was sent overseas in September, 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Arnold Biggs Westley Sturtevant Family Tree, Combat History 314th Infantry Regiment
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy