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Personal info

Full name
TOMSIC, John G
Date of birth
23 March 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Lorain County, Ohio
Hometown
Russia Township, Lorain County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35062746
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
11 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Arnaville, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 12 26

Immediate family

Members
Frank Tomsic (father)
Catherine (Turman) Tomsic (mother)
Anna Tomsic (sister)
Katherine Tomsic (sister)
Nick Tomsic (brother)
Celica Thompson (wife)

More information

Pfc John G. Tomsic enlisted in Cleveland, Ohio on 15 May 1943.

He worked as a roofer before he enlisted.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Ohio Birth Index / Rieth Fenik Family Tree, "A footsoldier for Patton" - Michael C. Bilder/James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO

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