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Personal info

Full name
THOMAS, Michael Adam
Date of birth
10 November 1906
Age
38
Place of birth
Exeter, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33883885
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
53rd Armored Infantry Battalion,
4th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 February 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Geichlingen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
B 5 47

Immediate family

Members
John Thomas (father)
Anna Thomas (mother)
John Thomas (brother)
Joseph Thomas (brother)
Anna Thomas (sister)
Mary Thomas (sister)
Lena (Mesaris) Thomas (wife)
Michael Thomas Jr. (son)

More information

Pfc Michael A. Thomas was married to Lena Mesaris on 26 September 1931.

He enlisted at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland on 14 April 1944. He was sent overseas in December 1944.

His brother-in-law, Pfc Francis Mesaris, was killed in action in Italy on 26 January 1944. He is buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / Pennsylvania, Veteran Compensation Application Files, WWII, 1950-1966, AAR 53rd AIB July 44 thru May 1945, www.newspapers.com - The Evening News - 8 March 1945

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - LuxAmCem