Thomas Wallace KELLY Jr
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NUMBER OF SERVICE | O-431192 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
AGE | 23 yo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DATE OF BIRTH | 30 Octobre 1920 Sikeston, New Madrid County, MISSOURI | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ETAT | MISSOURI | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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RANK | Captain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 1941 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
COMPANY | Company HeadQuarters | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BATTALION | 17th Engineer Battalion | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DIVISION | 2nd Armored Division | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DATE OF DEATH | 28 July 1944 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
STATUS | KIA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PLACE OF DEATH | Pont-Herbert | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CEMETERY TEMPORARY |
CEMTERY TEMPORARY of Ste Mère Eglise #2 N°3586
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CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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New Lorimier Cemetery Cape Girardeau County, MISSOURI | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Three servicemen of HQ Company were killed together by enemy bombing near Pont Hebert.
Captain Kelly was a Missouri Student. He was born in Sikeston, MO in 1921. Both of this parents died; he was then raised by Olivia Osburn, a foster parent, of Commerce, MO. After having graduated from Commerce, MO Grade Schoo, Benton, MO High School and Rolla, MO School of Mines (later known as University of Missouri--Rolla) with a degree in Engineering, where earned a scholaship to University of Arizona, Kelly accepted employment as an Engineer with the St. Jospeh Lead Company. Shortly following, there was the suprise attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, causing the United States to Join World War II. Kelly entered the U.S. Army and received orders to Europe. Prior to Kelly's death, his uncle, Judge Earl Peters of Scott County, bequeathed Kelly $10,000 in government bonds, and in Kelly's last will and testament Kelly requested that the interest from the bonds be given as a scholarship each year to a graduate of his Alma Mater Benton High Schoo for a student planning to attend the Missouri School of Mines. Benton High School closed at the end of the 1956-57 school year. Between 1954-57 Kelly High School was built to consolidte area schools during a Missouri reorganization directive. The new school was named Thomas W. Kelly High School to honor Captain Kelly. Kelly High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2nd ARMORED DIVISION - HELL ON WHEELS
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SOURCE INFORMATION & PHOTO | Abmc.gov - Findagrave.com - Monty Mc DANIEL - Findagrave.com |
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PROGRAMMER | Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |