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Despot, Thomas Alfred
Date of Birth December 27, 1915 
Hometown/County Indianapolis/Marion County
State Indiana 
Rank Staff Sergeant 
ASN 335897231 
Unit  38th Armored Infantry Battalion
Company/Troop Company A 
MOS Code 653, Squad Leader 
KIA/DOW/MIA DOW, October 5, 1944, Stalag VI J Düsseldorf-Gerresheim, Germany 
Last Duty Location October 5, 1944, Overloon 
Awards Purple Heart, Bronze Star 
Next of Kin Sharon Ann Despot (Daughter)
Donald Lee Despot (Son)
Dorothy Dean Despot (Wife)
Melba Lee Despot (Mother)
Frank D Despot (Father)
Violet Despot (Sister)
Helen Despot (Sister)
Buried at USMC Margraten, Netherlands
Grave No. Plot K, Row 17, Grave 9 
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Photo's: Soldier: Jennifer Clary
Grave: Werner van Osch 
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