Missing information?

Do you have any additional information you would like to share about a soldier?

Submit

Personal info

Full name
THOMAS, Lyle Keith
Date of birth
18 July 1911
Age
33
Place of birth
Washington County, Kansas
Hometown
Mission, Hildago County, Texas

Military service

Service number
38557026
Rank
Private
Function
Rifleman
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
318th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
10 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Foville, Juville, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
A 19 13

Immediate family

Members
Jay W. Thomas (father)
Edith S. (Wells) Thomas (mother)
Ellis H. Thomas (brother)
Beulah L. Thomas (sister)

More information

Pvt Lyle K. Thomas attended Lincoln High School in Lincoln, Nebraska and was in his 4th year of College in 1940 when he enlisted on 16 October 1940. At that time he was also working as a waiter.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Isaacson Family Tree / U.S. School Yearbooks, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Laura S, www.ancestry.com - U.S. School Yearbooks