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Personal info

Full name
BOVE, Thomas Edward
Date of birth
2 September 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
South River, Middlesex County, New Jersey
Hometown
South River, Middlesex County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
42102588
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
30th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
4 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Le Tholy-Gérardmer, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 9 67

Immediate family

Members
Thomas Bove (father)
Louise Bove (mother)
Eva Bove (sister)
Antoinette Bove (sister)

More information

Pvt Thomas E. Bove was employed by the For & Bason Construction Corp. before he enlisted in Newark, New Jersey on 17 December 1943.
He was killed by small arms fire.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy