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Personal info

Full name
MCCOOMBE, Thomas Valentine Jr
Date of birth
13 January 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33798883
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
30th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
21 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Melay and La Mer, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 3 59

Immediate family

Members
Thomas V. McCoombe Sr (father)
Isabella (Naskey) McCoombe (mother)
Isabella D. McCoombe (sister)
Ruth V. McCoombe (wife)
Valerie R. McCoombe (daughter)

More information

Pfc Thomas V. McCoombe Jr attended high school for two years and was a production worker employed by Henry Betz before he enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 15 September 1943.

He was killed by artillery shell fragments in the neck and femur.

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