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TOWARD, Matthew - Date of
birth
4 April 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Cresap, Marshall County, West Virginia -
Hometown
Morgan, Greene County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
13010862 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
3rd Tank Battalion,
10th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 November 1944 - Place of
death
Near Metz, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 23 | 104 |
Immediate family
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Members
Matthew Toward (father)
Helen (Sokol) Toward (mother)
Richard J. Toward (brother)
William S. Toward (brother)
Mary Toward (sister)
Donald A. Toward (brother)
Robert Toward (brother)
More information
T/5 Matthew Toward joined the Regular Army in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 18 September 1940.He was killed by small arms fire in his buttock and hip.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Pennsylvania WWII Veteran Compensation Application Files / 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files / My Family Tree, www.findagrave.com, www.10tharmored.com
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