Thomas T Simpkins

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Serial number38473237

Birth year1923

State of enlistmentTEXAS

RankSgt

Unit146th Engineer Combat Battalion, Company B

Date of death1944-06-06

The story

Sgt Thomas Simpkins was killed in action on 06 June 1944, serving with Company B, 146th Engineer Combat Battalion.

Source: NARA

The battlefield

Estimated position (sector-level), shown here with nearby casualties.

Historical evidence

Morning Report

1944-06-14 · 1 page

Military details

Enlistment date1943-02-04

Coordinates49.36735, -0.866066 (sector estimate)

MR date reported1944-06-14

MR page7

Confidence levelEstimated (sector-level)

Source: US National Archives, Record Group 64 "Records of the National Archives and Records Administration", Series "Morning Reports, 1940-1946"

Nearby casualties

Same company (146ENG-B), 1944-06-06 — 11 other soldiers lost that day

+ 2 more from this company that day