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Personal info

Full name
TOMLINSON, Jack Roland
Date of birth
15 May 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Martin County, Minnesota
Hometown
Nashville, Martin County, Minnesota

Military service

Service number
37585642
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
30th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

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

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 13 32

Immediate family

Members
Chesll W. Tomlinson (father)
Florence C. (Malherek) Tomlinson (mother)
Iryce K. Tomlinson (brother)
Maurice D. Tomlinson (brother)
Robert L. Tomlinson (brother)

More information

Pvt Jack R. Tomlinson attended high school for two years and worked on the family farm, before he enlisted on 28 January 1944 and trained at Camp Wolters, Texas.

He was killed by small arms fire in the face.

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