US PARAS Mesereau, Thomas Arthur

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Mesereau ​

• FORENAME

Thomas Arthur ​

• UNIT

511 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company C) ​

• RANK

Major ​

• NUMBER

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• AWARD

Silver Star ​

• PLACE

Philippines 1944 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

born 22.10.1921 New Jersey​

graduated St Cecilia's High School,Englewood​

graduated USMA,West Point 1943​

511 PIR​

instructor,USMA postwar​

Armor Advanced Course​

508 Airborne (XO)​

served Korea​

Command and General Staff Course​

staff,USMA,West Point​

retired as Lt Colonel​

restaurant owner,New Jersey​

married Luisa Leone 1949 (2 children) (later divorced)​

died 16.3.1986​

Riverside National Cemetery,Riverside,California Section 19 Site 597 ​

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