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Personal info

Full name
THOMAS, Arthur Powell
Date of birth
14 June 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Royersford, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Chester County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33472095
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
301st Infantry Regiment,
94th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
19 February 1945
Place of death
Faha, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 14 29

Immediate family

Members
John W. Thomas (father)
Sidney (Rees) Thomas (mother)
Grace E. Thomas (sister)
Lois D. (Barley) Thomas (wife)

More information

Pfc Arthur P. Thomas graduated from Phoenixville High School in 1933 and was employed at the B.F Goodrich Company.

He enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 1 December 1942. He was sent overseas to England in January 1945.

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 Marriages, http://www.94thinfdiv.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery, Chester County Hall of Heroes