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Personal info

Full name
STEFFENS, Thomas Joseph
Date of birth
11 February 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Wilmette, Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Wilmette, Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36643042
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
417th Infantry Regiment,
76th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 February 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Echternach, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 9 16

Immediate family

Members
Anton Steffens (father)
Gertrude (Carls) Steffens (mother)
Jerome A. Steffens (brother)
Germaine M. Steffens (sister)

More information

Pfc Thomas J. Steffens graduated from New Trier High School in 1942.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Records / 1930/1940 Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, New Trier High School - 1942, www.fold3.com - krasdorf326