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HOBAN, Thomas Joseph - Date of
birth
4 May 1909 -
Age
35 - Place of
birth
Ballyhaunis, Mayo County, Ireland -
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32231842 -
Rank
Technician Fourth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
165th Engineer Combat Battalion
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
21 March 1945 - Place of
death
On the road from Hornbach to Zweibruecken just before crossing a small bridge into the main portion of Hornbach.
Hornbach, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 25 | 29 |
Immediate family
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Members
Michael F. Hoban (father)
Ellen (Sloyan) Hoban (mother)
Mary K. Hoban (sister)
Edward Hoban (brother)
Julia Hoban (sister)
Thomas Hoban (brother)
Catherine A. Hoban (sister)
Ellen P. Hoban (sister)
Patrick P. Hoban (brother)
Dennis J. Hoban (brother)
Michael P. Hoban (brother)
Nancy Hoban (sister)
More information
T/4 Thomas J. Hoban was an inspector before he enlisted at Camp Upton, New York on 23 March 1942.A Company was billeted in a house in Hornbach, Germany. On 21 March 1945 in late afternoon there was an explosion within the house killing 12 and wounding 8 others. A time delay bomb was strategically placed by the retreating Germans. Remains of 7 of those 12 deceased were recovered. 5 bodies remained in the rubble due to the mission of the Battalion. Lt. Col. Shilling had to give the order to cease attempts to recover the bodies and prepare to move out in accordance with his orders. The remains of T/4 Hoban were one of those 5.
On 8 September 1948, the Graves Registration went back to Hornbach, Germany to retrieve the 5 bodies.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card / Capria Ryan Family Tree, www.findagrave.com - Albert Ledoux
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