Travers Thomas J.

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Thomas J. Travers is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Liberation of Graignes Plaque -101st Airborne Division

Name:

Thomas J. Travers

Rank:

Private

Serial Number:

12065218

Unit:

507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne

Date of Death:

1944-06-11

State:

New York

Cemetery:

Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Purple Heart

Comments:

Thomas J. Travers was born in 1916, in Manhattan, New York County, New York. He was employed as an Elevator operator before enlisting in the service on May 14, 1942.

Thomas served in the Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 507th Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, as a Private during World War II. Pvt Travers was Killed in Action on June 11, 1944, during the Battle of Graignes in France. He is now buried in Normandy American Cemetery and was awarded the Purple Heart.