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BLACK, Thomas Napier Jr - Date of
birth
4 November 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Northampton County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33617593 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
K Company,
334th Infantry Regiment,
84th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
28 December 1944 - Place of
death
Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 4 | 3 |
Immediate family
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Members
Thomas N. Black Sr. (father)
Lottie (Green) Black (mother)
More information
Thomas N. Black Jr. graduated from Lehighton High School, class of 1942 and was employed by W.F. Messinger in Nazareth, Pennsylvania.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Fosse, Belgium.
He is remembered at the Hope Cemetery in Hecktown, Pennsylvania.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, WWIIMemorial.com, Archives.gov, History 334th Infantry Regiment, Bethlehem PA Library / Bethlehem Press, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Black Family