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LARDNER, Thomas Edward - Date of
birth
25 January 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Baltimore, Maryland -
Hometown
Baltimore, Maryland
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33729885 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
51st Armored Infantry Battalion,
4th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
31 December 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Lutrebois, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 8 | 36 |
Immediate family
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Members
Denis P. Lardner (father)
Martha (Comer) Lardner (mother)
John J. Lardner (brother)
James Lardner (brother)
Richard Lardner (brother)
Bernetta Lardner (sister)
More information
Pvt Thomas E. Lardner graduated from Mount St. Joseph High School in 1943 and was employed as a messenger by The Sun.He enlisted in Baltimore, Maryland on 13 July 1943.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Grand Failly, France.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Records, AAR 51st AIB 44 thru May 1945, www.newspapers.com - The Baltimore Sun
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, www.ancestry.com - Mount St. Joseph High School Yearbook 1943