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TOBIN, William Joseph "Bill" - Date of
birth
5 March 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois -
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36021841 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
68th Tank Battalion,
6th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
8 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Bizory, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 1 | 18 |
Immediate family
-
Members
James T. Tobin (father)
Mary E. (Augier) Tobin (mother)
William J. Shanahan (foster father)
Margaret (Kelly) Shanahan (foster mother)
Joseph F. Shanahan (foster brother)
John A. Shanahan (foster brother)
More information
Sgt William J. Tobin attended high school for one year and was an attendant at a filling station before he joined the Regular Army at Fort Sheridan, Illinois on 10 October 1941.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census, www.super6th.org, Cook County, Illinois Birth Certificates Index
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery