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Thomas J. Hargrove

Private, U.S. Army

Service #34704848

Assigned to the United States Army
104th Infantry Regiment, 26th Infantry Division
European Theater,

Died on January 6, 1945
Officially Listed as Killed in Action In Luxembourg

Laid to Rest in Charity Baptist Church Cemetery, Hazel Green, Madison County, Alabama

Next of Kin Notified: Alton Hargrove, brother, of Hazel Green, Alabama

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Awards:

Purple Heart

American Campaign
Service Medal

European-African
Middle East
Campaign Medal

World War II
Victory Medal

These awards are based on the information below and per applicable DoD Directives and Awards Manuals:
Purple Heart Awarded to any member of the Armed Forces who, after April 5, 1917, has been wounded, killed, or who has died or may hereafter die of wounds received as a Prisoner of War.
American Campaign Service Medal Awarded for military service within the American Theater between December 7, 1941 and March 2, 1946.
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal Awarded for military service with the European-African-Middle Eastern Theater between December 7, 1941 and March 2, 1946.
World War II Victory Medal Awarded for military service between December 7, 1941 and December 31, 1946, both dates inclusive.

PVT Thomas Hargrove entered the U.S. Army from Madison County Alabama,
On February 4, 1943, at Fort McClellan Alabama
and his loss is recorded in the
Alabama World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing, page 18, Madison County
published by the War Department in June 1946.

His name is not listed on the American Battle Monuments Commission website.

His name is listed on the Find A Grave website, Memorial 9094546.

The following information on this casuality is sourced from The National Archives Database:
Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938 - 1946 (Enlistment Records) - Note 1

ARMY SERIAL NUMBER

34704848

NAME

HARGROVE THOMAS J

RESIDENCE STATE

Alabama

RESIDENCE COUNTY

Madison

PLACE OF ENLISTMENT

FT MCCLELLAN ALABAMA

DATE OF ENLISTMENT

02/04/1943

GRADE

Private

BRANCH

Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA

TERM OF ENLISTMENT

Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law

SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL

Civil Life

NATIVITY

Alabama

YEAR OF BIRTH

1923

RACE AND CITIZENSHIP

White, citizen

EDUCATION

Grammar school

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION

Unskilled occupations in manufacture of textiles, n.e.c.

MARITAL STATUS

Single, without dependents

COMPONENT OF THE ARMY

Selectees (Enlisted Men)

CARD NUMBER

No Entry

BOX NUMBER

0837

FILM REEL NUMBER

3.259

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