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PETRIE, Thomas D - Date of
birth
28 November 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Kansas -
Hometown
Douglas County, Kansas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37742663 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
60th Armored Infantry Battalion,
9th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
31 March 1945 - Place of
death
Near Fritzlar, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| J | 16 | 22 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Clifford W. Petrie (father)
Mabel C. (Wallace) Petrie (mother)
Sherman Everly (stepfather)
Clifford W. Petrie (brother)
More information
Pvt Thomas D. Petrie enlisted at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas on 8 May 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Ben Savelkoul, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census, http://www.bensavelkoul.nl
Photo source: Ben Savelkoul, Jos van den Camp