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warded the Medal of Honor during World War II for "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at risk of life" during the Battle of Monte Cassino.
Timeline
Birth- May 9, 1916
Burton, Kansas
Kansas
1775 - 2099Other Service- Ages: 49 - 26 years
Service Start Date
1942
Conflict Period
Other Service
Branch
Army
Service End Date
1965
Served For
United States of America
1939 - 1945World War II- Age: 28 years
Conflict Period
World War II
Unit
Company F, 143d Infantry, 36 Infantry Division
Date of Incident
Jan 22, 1944
Location
Near San Angelo, Italy
Branch
Army
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Served For
United States of America
Award
Medal of Honor
Enlistment
Indiana
Marriage- 1946-Age: 30 years
Maxine Jeffries
Lafayette, Indiana
1950 - 1953Korean War
Rank
Master Sergeant
Conflict Period
Korean War
Branch
Army
Served For
United States of America
Death- Sep 19, 1965-Age: 49 years
Susquehanna River, north of Washington, D. C.
Drowned saving his 8-year-old son
Burial
Spring Vale Cemetery, Lafayette, Indiana
Other Facts
Full Name
Thomas Edward McCall
Full Name
Thomas E McCall