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Thomas H. PATTERSON
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Source : Leopoldville.org | |||||||
| NUMBER OF SERVICE | 31307264 | ||||||
| AGE | 23 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1921 | ||||||
| ENLISTMENT STATE | MASSACHUSETTS | ||||||
| FAMILY |
Single | ||||||
| RANK | Staff Sergeant | ||||||
| FONCTION | Infantry Man | ||||||
| JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | Machine shop and related occupations |  | |||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 30 March 1943 Boston MASSACHUSETTS | ||||||
| COMPANY | Company | ||||||
| BATTALION | Battalion | ||||||
| REGIMENT | 264th Infantry Regiment | ||||||
| DIVISION | 66th Infantry Division "Black Panther Division" | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 25 December 1944 |
Source : F Lavernhe | |||||
| STATUS | KIA | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Aboard in USS Léopoldville, In Manche(Channel), off Cherbourg | ||||||
| CIMETIERE PROVISOIRE |
CIMETIERE PROVISOIRE de Blosville N°3508
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| CEMETERY |
NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY from Colleville | ||||||
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| STORY | |||||||
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Arrived on November 26th, 1944 in England, the division polishes up its training until December 24th In the daytime of the departure and the crossing towards France and Normandy. The division embarks on two ships of which the SS Leopoldville which receives 262th and 264th regiment Infantry and leaves Southampton in training(formation) accompanied with four escort ships. Arrived unless 5 miles from Cherbourg, a German submarine U-Boat 486 is in ambush and sends a torpedo to the ship. He is touched on the starboard beam before. 802 soldiers over the 2235 which he(it) transported are killed in this drama. Leopoldville is marine cemetery today. |
S/Sgt. Patterson was from Quincy, Massachusetts. His body was recovered and he is buried in Normandy American Cemetery, France. His brother Chester is pictured on the left and S/Sgt. Thomas Patterson is on the right. Chester Patterson survived the war and died in 1979. Source : Leopoldville.org | ||||||
Mount Wollaston Cemetery Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Source : C Prendiville |  | ||||||
See History of Leopoldville (Click on the picture) 
| SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | Clive TIRLEMONT - Frédéric LAVERNHE - Leopoldville.org |
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| PROGRAMMER | Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |