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  1. danelleke

    danelleke New Member

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    [SIZE=10pt]I am looking for info on:[/SIZE]

    [SIZE=10pt]ROTHWELL[/SIZE] [SIZE=10pt]William Thomas[/SIZE]

    [SIZE=10pt]Born: 13 June 1911, Brooklyn, NY[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=10pt]Died: 23 March 1976, buried Long Island Cemetery[/SIZE]

    [SIZE=10pt]Service N°: 32516329[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=10pt]T5 748th Field Artillery Battalion[/SIZE]

    [SIZE=10pt]Start service: 30 September 1942[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=10pt]Release date: 26 December 1945[/SIZE]

    [SIZE=10pt]SSN: 078-18-0889[/SIZE]

    [SIZE=10pt]I want to find out more about his military career, he was in Europe but I can not find anything about that period. And also I am trying to locate family members.[/SIZE]

    [SIZE=10pt]Thank you,[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=10pt]Danielle[/SIZE]
     
    danelleke, Aug 24, 2015
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  2. LRusso216

    LRusso216 Graybeard Staff Member

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    Here's a brief summary of the 748th according to Stanton's Order of Battle.
    18 Apr 44 Camp Shelby Miss.
    17 Dec 44 NY Port
    27 Dec 44 England
    16 Mar 45 France
    21 Dec 45 New York
    Entitled to the European-African-Middle Eastern ribbon with battle stars for Central Europe and Rhineland campaigns.
     
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  3. TD-Tommy776

    TD-Tommy776 Man of Constant Sorrow

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    I wonder if he just returned to the States with the 478th.
     
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