Name
Hometown
Ravenna, Nebraska
Biography
Tom Erthum was a member of the 350th Infantry 88th Division. He served in the Italian campaign during the war and was an infantry soldier. He was killed April 16th, 1945.
Before the war, he was on the Ravenna High School football team. He then attended Nebraska State Teachers College at Kearney for a year before transferring to the University of Nebraska.
Branch of Service
Army
Rank
Private First Class
Military Occupational Specialty
Infantry
Death Date
4-16-1945
Original Source Location
UNK Archives Briggs Collection, Box 23, Folder 4, Envelope 4
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Photograph of Tom Erthum (high resolution)
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Photograph of Tom Erthum (low resolution)
Photograph of Tom Erthum (high resolution)
Briggs-B23-Env-4-Tom-Erthum-2.jpg (1548 kB)
Photograph of Tom Erthum (low resolution)
Recommended Citation
"Tom Erthrum" (1945). World War II Casualties. 20.
https://openspaces.unk.edu/wwii-casualties/20
Additional Information
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