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HAGER, Thomas A - Date of
birth
7 October 1918 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Kellogg, Wabasha County, Minnesota -
Hometown
Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37162040 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
320th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
14 September 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Dombasle-sur-Meurthe, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 32 | 58 |
Immediate family
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Members
Johann H. Hager (father)
Cecelia E. (Leonard) Hager (mother)
Mary T. Hager (sister)
John H. Hager (brother)
Irene A. Hager (sister)
Isabel J. Hager (sister)
Leonard J. Hager (brother)
James L. Hager (brother)
Marguerite C. Hager (sister)
Catherine A. Hager (sister)
Henrietta C. Hager (sister)
More information
Sgt Thomas A. Hager enlisted in 1941 and was sent overseas in April 1944.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 / Woodruff Tree, After Action Report 35th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com – MAJ Jimmy Cotton, www/newspapers.com – The Winona Daily News Minnesota 13 October 1944.
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