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DEMPSTER, Thomas E - Date of
birth
19 August 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33141148 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
179th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
10 May 1945 - Place of
death
Munich, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 10 | 57 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Albert Dempster (father)
Martha (Finlay) Dempster (mother)
Dorothy R. Dempster (sister)
More information
S/Sgt Thomas E. Dempster was a clerk before he enlisted at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland on 14 February 1942.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Kathy McDermott, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application Files WWII / Fay Family Tree / 1930 Census, http://www.45thdivision.org, www.findagrave.com – Fran
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph - 29 September 1943