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Personal info

Full name
STRAIGHT, Thomas Cleveland
Date of birth
30 October 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Sundance, Crook County, Wyoming
Hometown
Denver County, Colorado

Military service

Service number
37347071
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
180th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
13 April 1945
Place of death
Near Quickborn, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
K 45 10

Immediate family

Members
Thomas C. Straight Sr. (father)
Hazel Straight (mother)
Edna I. Straight (sister)
Agnes E. Straight (sister)
Joy J. Straight (sister)
Arthelda Straight (sister)

More information

Pfc Thomas C. Straight Jr. was a driver before he enlisted in Denver, Colorado on 27 May 1943.

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 / 1930 Census, http://www.45thdivision.org
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