US PARAS Rose, Thomas Gene

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Rose ​

• FORENAME

Thomas Gene​

• UNIT

517 Parachute Infantry Regiment (HQ Company 2 Bn) ​

• RANK

Private First Class ​

• NUMBER

38345102 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

21st January 1945 ​

• AGE

20 ​

• GRAVESITE

Fort Bliss National Cemetery, Fort Bliss, El Paso County, Texas Section E Site 9478 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Howard County, Texas​

born 16.6.1924 Lubbock, Texas, USA​

son of Gene Nelson (1901-1949) and Alice Ruth (nee Patterson) (1905-1995), Bay City, Texas​

husband of Evelyn (nee Hamer) Rose (1920-1988), 604 Locust Street, Colorado City, Colorado (married April 1943) (1 son Bradford Gene)​

employed, Burr's department store, Big Spring​

resided 319 East Sixth Street, San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas (draft card)​

30.06.1942 draft card San Angelo, Texas​

entered service 18.6.1943​

KIA near Born, Belgium ​

Newspaper report states awarded Silver Star​

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