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Personal info

Full name
BAXTER, Thomas Jr
Date of birth
5 December 1918
Age
25
Place of birth
Glasgow, Scotland
Hometown
Wayne County, Michigan
Religion
Protestant

Military service

Service number
36174720
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
Operations NCO
Unit
HQ Company,
2nd Battalion,
330th Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division,
Battalion Headquarters Section
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
7 October 1944
Place of death
Near Walferdange, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 9 45

Immediate family

Members
Thomas Baxter (father)
Janet M. Baxter (mother)
Robert Baxter (brother)
Duncan M. Baxter (brother)
Margaret Y. Baxter (sister)
Ida Betty (Zorn) Baxter (wife)

More information

Thomas Baxter Jr. was a stock clerk with the Cadillac Company before he enlisted at Fort Custer, Michigan on 4 March 1942.

He was married to Ida Zorn on 22 November 1943.

He was sent overseas in April 1944.

He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for heroic achievement from 6 to 9 August 1944 in the vicinity of St. Joseph and St. Malo, France where he made several trips to the front for his wounded battalion commander to gain vital information.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Andilly, 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 / 1930 Census, http://83rdinfdivdocs.org, Wayne State University Archives

Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Detroit News - 24 November 1944, Susan Linton