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CONSLEY, Thomas Franklin - Date of
birth
4 August 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana -
Hometown
Jefferson County, Indiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
6985222 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
104th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
31 December 1944 - Place of
death
Luxembourg
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 14 | 26 |
Immediate family
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Members
Benjamin F. Consley (father)
Ruth (Slater) Consley (mother)
Calvin C. Consley (brother)
Helen (Baldwin) Consley (wife)
More information
Pvt Thomas F. Consley was employed on farms before he entered the service. He had been overseas since January 1942, and served in Iceland, England, France and Belgium. His last letter was written on November 27, and in it he said that he was in a replacement camp and exptected to be moved the next day. He added the hope that he would be home by March.Private Consley formerly lived on a farm near Madison, Ind. He trained at Camp McCoy, Wis., and Fort Custer, where he was stationed for 13 months. While he was stationed here he married the former Miss Helen Baldwin in May, 1941.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census, http://www.jeffersoncountylocalhistory.org - Jefferson County Honored Dead, www.newspapers.com -Battle Creek Enquirer
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com -Battle Creek Enquirer