FIFTH GENERATION46. Carrie Brown (5)
She was married to Garland Joseph Thomas in 1940 in St. John's, Ky. Garland Joseph Thomas(5) was born on 7 Jul 1918 in St. John's, Ky. Garland J. Thomas was a First Sergeant in the 737th Tank Battalion during WWII. He was killed in action on 23 Feb 1945 in Luxemburg, Europe. Someone emailed me a web site that lists some information about his service in WWII. Here is the link: http://www.abmc.gov/searchww.htm You must type his last name first followed by a space then his first name like this ‘ Thomas Garland ‘ Then click on the go button to get to the information. If you have trouble here is a copy of what is there. Garland J.
Thomas First Sergeant, U.S. Army Service
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737th Tank Battalion Entered the Service from: Kentucky Awards: Bronze Star, Purple Heart Here is another link to a web site that talks about the 737th Tank Battalion and their exploits in Europe: http://www.737thtankbattalion.org/ Carrie Brown and Garland Joseph Thomas had the following children: She was married to Charles Edward Mayer (son of Michael
Patrick Mayer and Martha Dusch) on 4 Feb 1948 in St. Denis
Church, Louisville, Ky. Charles Edward Mayer(5) was born on 24 Aug 1923. He died on 16 Nov
1977 in Louisville Ky.. Carrie Brown and Charles Edward Mayer had the
following children: |