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Personal info

Full name
DAVIS, Thomas Allen
Date of birth
15 October 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
O-1291084
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
357th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Injuries
Date of death
7 November 1944
Place of death
Ludwigsburg, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
D 45 17

Immediate family

Members
William S. Davis (father)
Edna B. Davis (mother)
Janet H. (Britton) Davis (wife)

More information

1st Lt Thomas A. Davis attended 1 year of college and was a clerk before he joined the National Guard in Scranton, Pennsylvania on 17 February 1941.

He died of his injuries as a prisoner of war in Stalag V-A.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com – Robert Davis, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record / World War II Prisoners of War Data File, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application Files WWII

Photo source: The Times Tribune - 24 October 1944 / 10 April 1945