Jakob Thomas was born in Münchweiler, Germany on May 25th 1921. During the war, he held the rank of Gefreiter. Jakob was fighting in Ukraine when he was killed in action on July 12th 1942. He was 21. Jakobs older brother, Valentin Thomas, was born in Stein, Germany in February 28th 1915. During the war, he was a NCO. Valentin was killed in Ukraine on August 23rd 1943 and is buried in Izyum, Ukrainian. He was 28. The two brothers were killed a little over a year apart.