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Personal info

Full name
THURMAN, Afton J
Date of birth
11 November 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Bonne Terre, St. Francois County, Missouri
Hometown
Leadington, St. Francois County, Missouri

Military service

Service number
37628872
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Light Mortar Crewman
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
115th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 February 1945
Place of death
Broich, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
C 3 10

Immediate family

Members
Afton Thurman (father)
Allie Thurman (mother)
Glenwood Thurman (brother)
Darwood Thurman (brother)
Lee R. Thurman (brother)

More information

Pfc Afton Thurman was employed at the Bonne Terre Farming & Cattle Company.

He was lightly wounded in action on 12 December 1944 and was promoted to Private First Class on 1 January 1945.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Peter Schouteten