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Personal info

Full name
PHILBECK, Tommie Maris
Date of birth
20 May 1912
Age
32
Place of birth
Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas
Hometown
Monona County, Iowa

Military service

Service number
O-352238
Rank
Major
Function
unknown
Unit
D Company,
19th Tank Battalion,
9th Armored Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 December 1944
Place of death
Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
G 1 22

Immediate family

Members
John W. Philbeck (father)
Stella (Maris) Philbeck (mother)
Kenneth W. Philbeck (brother)
Robert H. Philbeck (brother)
Muriel O. Philbeck (sister)
John Philbeck (brother)
Marjorie L. (Elam) Clements (wife)
Judy L. Philbeck (daughter)

More information

Maj Tommie M. Philbeck was married to Marjorie Elam on 19 July 1937.

That same year, after graduating from the University of Arkansas, he had chosen the Army as a career.

He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal posthumously in April 1945.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920/1930 Census, www.newspapers.com - The Pawnee Chief - 18 January 1945

Photo source: https://www.wwiimemorial.com - Marjorie E. Clements, www.ancestry.com - U.S. School Yearbooks University of Arkansas 1937