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Personal info

Full name
AUSTIN, Thomas William
Date of birth
26 September 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Craig, Holt County, Missouri
Hometown
Mound City, Holt County, Missouri

Military service

Service number
37241666
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
315th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
29 September 1944
Place of death
Forêt de Parroy, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 19 94

Immediate family

Members
Delmer S. Austin (father)
Armidda M. (Stoval) Austin (mother)
Guy W. Austin (brother)
Violet S. Austin (sister)
Denzil D. Austin (brother)
Harriet A. Austin (sister)
Evert A. Austin (brother)
Maydel Austin (sister)
Betty L. (Thompson) Austin (wife)

More information

Pvt Thomas W. Austin worked on a farm before he enlisted.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Andilly, France.

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 / Klausman Moore Family Tree, Combat History 79th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - MAJ Jimmy Cotton

Photo source: www.findagrave,.com - Bob Bartlett