Thomas H SWEENEY | ||||||||||
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| ARMY SERIAL NUMBER | 35024426 | |||||||||
| AGE | 26 yo | |||||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1918 | |||||||||
| STATE | Youngstown,Mahoning county, OHIO | |||||||||
| FAMILY | Parents: Owen B & Mary M. SWEENEY Brother and sister: Betty G, Jane R, Owen Jr (born in 1923 KIA 14/01/1945, American cemetary of Epinal) & Robert M | |||||||||
| RANK | Corporal | |||||||||
| FUNCTION | -- | |||||||||
| JOB before ENLISTEMENT | Clerks ,receiving |  | ||||||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 16 june 1941 in Cleveland (Ohio) | |||||||||
| COMPANY | ABLE | |||||||||
| BATTALION | 743st Tank Battalion | |||||||||
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| DIVISION | attached to the 30th Infantry Division on the date of the death | |||||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 30 july 1944 |  | ||||||||
| STATUS | MIA | |||||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | L’Etournière (50) | |||||||||
| DONNEE DE PLAN | --- | |||||||||
| CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville | |||||||||
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| HISTORY | ||||||||||
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On June 30, 1944, Able Company attacked a German strongpoint instead of "Le Mont HEBERT". The tank in which he is , is hit by a direct blow , catch fire then explodes. Only the commander of the tank gets out alive and is taken prisoner. Char Crew 2nd Lt Donald S HALE 01016199 Chef de char Prisonnier -Maternal garndparent are french-Father born in 1886 at Irish Free State (Ohio)
-Mother born in Pennsylvania - Height : 65.4 in, Weight : 158 lbs
- Single without child
- 4 year High School
- White people
- Green eyes , Brow hair , Shoes size 7D - Enrollment rank : Private
- Component : selectees
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| INFORMATION SOURCE | BOUFFIER Renaud & Marie-Sophie |
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| PICTURE SOURCE | Frédéric LAVERNHE |
| TRANSLATOR | BOUFFIER Renaud |
| PROGRAMMER | Frédéric & Renaud |