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BARNETT, Thomas Herman - Date of
birth
13 January 1917 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Shubuta, Clarke County, Mississippi -
Hometown
Shubala, Wayne County, Mississippi
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
14006185 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
2nd Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
27 December 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Berdorf, Luxembourg
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 7 | 64 |
Immediate family
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Members
Walter O. Barnett (father)
Neppie Barnett (mother)
Gordon Barnett (brother)
Harry Barnett (brother)
Ernest Barnett (brother)
John Barnett (brother)
Loyt G. Barnett (brother)
Walter Barnett Jr. (brother)
Jewel M. Barnett (sister)
More information
S/Sgt Thomas H. Barnett worked on a farm.He enlisted in the Regular Army, Medical Department, in Montgomery, Alabama on 16 August 1940.
S/Sgt Barnett is remembered at Evergreen Cemetery in Wayne County, Mississippi with a memorial marker.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery / Gene Phillips, Hannah Majewski - Doon Heap / Kathy Barnett Sheppard