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Thomas Tyree

Private First Class, US Army

Service #34916675

Assigned to the
6th Armored Division, U.S. Army
European Theater of Operations

Died on April 8, 1945
Area Near Muhlhausen, Germany See Note 1
Officially Listed as Killed In Action

Final Burial Location:
Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
Helicon, Winston County, Alabama, USA

As listed in FindAGrave.com Memorial 40662460

Awards:

Purple Heart
Medal

American Campaign
Service Medal

European-African-
Middle Eastern
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 of the United States who, while serving under competent authority in any capacity with one of the U.S. Armed Forces, after April 5, 1917, has been wounded, killed, or who has died or may hereafter die of wounds received in action against an enemy of the United States.
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 for service within the European-African-MiddleEastern Theater between December 7, 1941 and November 8, 1945.
World War II Victory Medal Awarded for military service between December 7, 1941 and December 31, 1946, both dates inclusive.

PFC Tyree was born January 22, 1924, son of Stella Tyree, 1900-1988. He entered the US Army
from Winston County, Alabama, Enlisting at Fort McClellan Alabama on December 28, 1943.

His loss is recorded in the
Alabama World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing, page 27, Winston County,
published by the War Department in June 1946.

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

Note 1: The death location, "Near Muhlhausen, Germany" is based on the best information available at this time. In the case of PFC Thomas Tyree, this location was not verified by eyewitness statement or official U.S. Army After Action Report. This location was estimated based on:

A. FindAGrave.com grave marker photo inscription "Alabama, PFC 44 ARMD INF BN, 6 ARMD DIV, WORLD WAR II" identifying his unit as the 44th Armored Infantry Battalion, 6th Armored Division.

B. 6th Armored Division records indicate the 6th Armored Division crossed the Rhine at Oppenheim on March 25, 1945, drove on to Frankfurt, crossed the Main, captured Bad Nauheim, and continued to advance eastward, then surrounded and captured Muhlhausen on 4-5 April 1945.

Anyone with a more specific location is welcomed and encouraged to submit an email to: ww2updates@withmilitaryhonors.com.

The following information on this casualty is sourced from The National Archives Database:
Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938 - 1946 (Enlistment Records) - See Note 2

ARMY SERIAL NUMBER

34916675

NAME

TYREE THOMAS

RESIDENCE: STATE

41 - ALABAMA

RESIDENCE: COUNTY

133 - WINSTON

PLACE OF ENLISTMENT

4130 - FT MCCLELLAN ALABAMA

DATE OF ENLISTMENT

12/28/1943 - December 28, 1943

GRADE, ALPHA

# - Undefined Code

BRANCH: CODE

02 - No branch assignment

TERM OF ENLISTMENT

5 - 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

LONGEVITY

Undefined Code

SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL

O - Civil Life

NATIVITY

41 - ALABAMA

YEAR OF BIRTH

1924 (1/22/1924) January 22,1924

RACE AND CITIZENSHIP

1 - White, citizen

EDUCATION

0 - Grammar school

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION

316 - Farm hands, general farms

MARITAL STATUS

1 - Single, with dependents

COMPONENT OF THE ARMY

7 Selectees (Enlisted Men)

CARD, BOX, FILM REEL #

#, 0868, 3.290

Online Related Information:

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