Name:
Thomas Edward Otto
Rank:
Private
Serial Number:
35294508
Unit:
116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Division
Date of Death:
1944-08-07
State:
Ohio
Cemetery:
Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-James, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France
Plot:
D
Row:
5
Grave:
7
Decoration:
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Comments:
Thomas Edward Otto was born on August 19, 1925, in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska. He was the son of Earl Delos Otto and Margaret Lowery Burton.
Thomas served in the 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division, as a Private during World War II. He was Killed in Action on August 7, 1944, during the liberation of Vire, France. Pvt Otto is now buried in the Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-James, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France.