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Personal info

Full name
BOYER, Thomas William
Date of birth
15 April 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Bridgeville, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36573515
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
3rd Battalion,
30th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Distinguished Service Cross,
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
4 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Sauceray-St. Dié, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 2 46

Immediate family

Members
Foster Boyer (father)
Edith Boyer (mother)
Alice Boyer (sister)
Wilma Boyer (sister)
Fred Boyer (brother)
Joseph Boyer (brother)
Jane Boyer (sister)

More information

Pfc Thomas W. Boyer graduated from Wilbur Wright High School in Detroit. He was employed by General Motors Research Laboratories.

He enlisted in February, 1943 and was sent overseas in September, 1943.

He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross posthumously for his actions in Lariano, Italy on 28 May 1944.

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. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII

Photo source: www.findagrave – Andy, Detroit Evening Times - 7 February 1945