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Personal info

Full name
TOMAO, John
Date of birth
1925
Age
unknown
Place of birth
New York
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York

Military service

Service number
32906674
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
179th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
2 December 1944
Place of death
Near Bouxwiller, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
G 10 13

Immediate family

Members
Joseph Tomao (father)
Catherine Tomao (mother)
Lawrence Tomao (brother)
Albert Tomao (brother)
Joseph Tomao (brother)
Anette Tomao (sister)

More information

Pvt John Tomao attended high school for 2 years before he enlisted in New York City, New York on 13 May 1943.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Hochfelden, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census, http://www.45thdivision.org
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