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Personal info

Full name
PEDERSEN, Thomas Joseph
Date of birth
4 December 1914
Age
29
Place of birth
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York

Military service

Service number
42050921
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
314th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
30 November 1944
Place of death
Niederschaffolsheim, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
B 33 1

Immediate family

Members
Carl C. Pedersen (father)
Elizabeth M. (Abbott) Pedersen (mother)
Charles A. Pedersen (brother)
Margaret M. Pedersen (sister)
Elvira T. (Buonpane) Pedersen (wife)
Thomas C. Pedersen (son)

More information

Pfc Thomas J. Pedersen was a foreman at the Atlantic and Pacific Manufacturing Corporation before he enlisted in New York City, New York on 30 October 1943. He was sent overseas in June 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Delia Anderson Family Tree, Combat History 314th Infantry Regiment, www.findagrave.com - Albert Ledoux
Photo source: www.ancestry.com - Christopher Delia, www.newspapers.com - Daily News - 5 February1945