Soldier Details

Division:

Army
Headquarters of US Forces

Highest Rank:

Corporal

Theater of Operation:

European

Served:

Nov 10, 1046

Honored By:

The Eisenhower Foundation

Biography

Tom was drafted one week after his high school graduation. He was inducted into the Army at Fort Leavenworth. After basic training, he was to be shipped to Japan, but the atomic bomb was dropped, changing his orders. He ended up in Frankfort, Germany, as a clerk, where he met General Eisenhower.