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Personal info

Full name
COLEMAN, Thomas Henry Jr "Tom"
Date of birth
20 February 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Washington, Wilkes County, Georgia
Hometown
Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida

Military service

Service number
34787771
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
A Company,
43rd Tank Battalion,
12th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 January 1945
Place of death
Herrlisheim, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 41 28

Immediate family

Members
Thomas H. Coleman Sr. (father)
Sally D. Coleman (mother)
Elizabeth Coleman (sister)
Sarah C. Coleman (sister)
Hume Coleman (brother)

More information

Pfc Thomas H. Coleman Jr. attended Emory University for one year and was a shipping and receiving clerk.

He enlisted at Camp Blanding, Florida on 18 June 1943.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.12tharmoredmuseum.com, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, Emory University 1943