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GRUBBS, Thomas Merle - Date of
birth
18 August 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Hammond, Lake County, Indiana -
Hometown
Hammond, Lake County, Indiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35898402 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
378th Infantry Regiment,
95th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
30 November 1944 - Place of
death
France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 12 | 47 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Schuyler Grubbs (father)
Martha A. (Dangler) Grubbs (mother)
Dorothy H. Grubbs (sister)
More information
Pvt Thomas M. Grubbs attended Hammond Technical High School.He enlisted in Indianapolis, Indiana, on 8 November 1943.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Limey, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, http://mathieu.gitzhofer.free.fr, www.newspapers.com - The Hammond Times
Photo source: -, www.newspapers.com - The Hammond Times