WWII
Korea
Thomas William Hawthorne
Rate / Rank
LT Colonel
Birthdate
October 5 1924
Date of Death
October 1 1993
Branch
USAF
Active Duty Service
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Conflicts & Campaigns
- China Offensive; Central Burma
- India-Burma; China Offensive; Korea
- India; October 7, 1944 - October 4, 1945
Significant Duty Stations
- Company B, 55th Signal Warning Battalion (World War II}
Decorations & Citations
- Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with four battle stars
- American Campaign Medal
- Korean Service Medal; United Nations Service Medal
- Good Conduct Medal; Republic of Korea War Medal
- World War II Victory Medal; Marksman (carbine and rifle)
Notes
US Army service number (enlisted) 14-173-413. Born; Whigham, Georgia. Home of record; 102 5th Ave. NW, Cairo, Georgia. Burial; Hawthorne Cemetery, Grady County, Georgia.