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Personal info

Full name
HEWITT, Thomas Lee
Date of birth
1 March 1925
Age
20
Place of birth
Lewisburg, Jefferson County, Alabama
Hometown
Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama

Military service

Service number
34916180
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
7th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
26 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Mannheim, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
A 27 7

Immediate family

Members
John J. Hewitt (father)
Mary B. (Carlisle) Hewitt (mother)
Ida A. Hewitt (sister)
James F. Hewitt (brother)

More information

Pfc Thomas L. Hewitt attended high school for two years and worked on the family farm.
He enlisted at Fort McClellan, Alabama on 20 December 1943.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
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