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Personal info

Full name
THOMAS, Laurence Holmes
Date of birth
5 April 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Hometown
Birmingham, Oakland County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
O1285334
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
315th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 November 1944
Place of death
Near Le Mans, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 17 9

Immediate family

Members
Laurence H. Thomas (father)
Helen (Holmes) Thomas (mother)
Robert P. Thomas (brother)
Alberta J. (Stout) Thomas (wife)
David L. Thomas (son)

More information

1st Lt Laurence H. Thomas graduated from Birmingham High School and graduated from the University of Michigan in 1940. He was employed at the American Brake Blok Corporation.

He enlisted in Detroit, Michigan on 9 April 1941.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Tomlinson Tree / Michigan Marriage Records, Combat History 79th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - Coleman
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, www.ancestry.com - Tomlinson, University of Michigan, 1940