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CRUZ, Tomas - Date of
birth
7 March 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Atascosa County, Texas -
Hometown
Jourdanton, Atascosa County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38113574 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Squad Leader -
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
318th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 October 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Manoncourt, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Jezuz Cruz (father)
Simona (Diaz) Cruz (mother)
Esquil Cruz (brother)
Eva Cruz (sister)
Edmundo Cruz (brother)
Alicia Cruz (sister)
Abel Cruz (brother)
Minerva Cruz (sister)
Estelle Cruz (sister)
Albert Cruz (brother)
Flavio Cruz (brother)
Maria I. Cruz (sister)
More information
S/Sgt Tomas Cruz worked on the family farm before he enlisted at Fort Sam, Houston, Texas on 14 July 1942.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / Cruz-Diaz Family Tree / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Michael V Drachman / Cindy Dietz