FULL NAME:

Thomas R. Potts

ARMY SERIAL NUMBER (ASN):

0-1307299

  • DATE OF BIRTH: November 20, 1915
  • DATE OF DEATH: August 10, 1944
RESIDENCE (DURING WWII):

Los Angeles, California

ORGANIZATION:
  • MAIN UNIT:
    9th Infantry Regiment
  • SUBUNIT:
    Unknown
RANK / POSITION IN UNIT (LAST KNOWN):
  • RANK:
    First Lieutenant (1st Lt.)
  • POSITION IN UNIT:
    Platoon Leader
BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS:

✭ Normandy Campaign (6 June – 24 July 1944), ✭ Northern France Campaign (25 July – 14 September 1944)

DECORATIONS AND CITATIONS (AWARDS):

🎖Bronze Star Medal, 🎖Purple Heart

STATUS:
  • CATEGORY:
    Killed in action (KIA)
  • DATE:
    August 10, 1944
  • LOCATION:
    La Croix-Avranchin, France
  • NOTES:
    First Location: Thorax, generally; Causative Agent: Bullet, Missile Not Stated
HONORED BY:

Men of the 2nd Infantry Division

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File Unit: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938 - 1946 (Enlistment Records)
in the Series: World War II Army Enlistment Records, created 6/1/2002 - 9/30/2002, documenting the period ca. 1938 - 1946. - Record Group 64 (info)

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