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Personal info

Full name
RYAN, Thomas John
Date of birth
16 January 1911
Age
33
Place of birth
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri
Hometown
Jackson County, Missouri

Military service

Service number
37135571
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
120th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
25 December 1944
Place of death
Malmedy, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Philip S. Ryan (father)
Mary E. Ryan (mother)
Dorothy Ryan (sister)
Marjorie (Simcox) Ryan (wife)
Betty Lou Ryan (daughter)

More information

S/Sgt Thomas J. Ryan graduated from Argentine High School in 1929.
On 23, 24 and 25 December 1944 the city center of Malmedy was bombed repeatedly by the United States Army Air Forces in a series of friendly fire incidents. Approximately 200 civilians were killed in the tragic attacks, while the number of American casualties has never been revealed by the United States Department of Defense. It is estimated that 69 American servicemen lost their lives of which a great number is still listed as missing in action.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, WWII Draft Card, 1920 US Census

Photo source: FOHF, Argentine High School 1929, Kansas City Star - 25 April 1945