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Personal info

Full name
THOMAS, Max V
Date of birth
16 August 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Pine, Benton County, Indiana
Hometown
Crothersville, Jackson County, Indiana

Military service

Service number
35809178
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Rifleman
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
319th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Goesdorf, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 1 79

Immediate family

Members
William M. Thomas (father)
Elva A. (Ross) Thomas (mother)
Howard Thomas (brother)
Lois Thomas (brother)
Charles Thomas (brother)
Sadie Thomas (sister)
Lafern Thomas (brother)
Loren Thomas (brother)

More information

Pfc Max V. Thomas worked on the family farm before he enlisted in Louisville, Kentucky on 6 November 1943.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, Seymour Daily Tribune - 1 February 1945