Name:
Thomas D. Chism
Rank:
Private
Serial Number:
Unit:
16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1944-06-06
State:
Tennessee
Cemetery:
Arlington National Cem., Arlington, Virginia
Plot:
Section 12, Site 5456
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Silver Star, Purple Heart
Comments:
Thomas D. Chism was born on May 6, 1912 in Tennessee. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a Private in Company A, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. He died on June 6, 1944 during the invasion on Omaha Beach, France at the age of 20 and is now buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA.