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Personal info

Full name
THRUSH, Earl F
Date of birth
1918
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Ohio
Hometown
Fairfield County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35503062
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Rifleman
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
14 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Pont-à-Mousson, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
D 4 23

Immediate family

Members
Harry Thrush (father)
Maggie Thrush (mother)
Merl E. Thrush (brother)

More information

Pfc Earl F. Thrush attended 4 years of high school and worked in a machine shop before he enlisted at Fort Hayes, Columbus, Ohio on 7 July 1942.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920/1930/1940 Census, www.80thdivision.com
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