Thomas E. Atkins Explained

Thomas E. Atkins
Birth Date:February 5, 1921
Death Date:September 15, 1999 (aged 78)
Birth Place:Campobello, South Carolina
Death Place:Inman, South Carolina
Placeofburial:Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery, Holly Springs, South Carolina
Placeofburial Label:Place of burial
Allegiance: United States of America
Branch: United States Army
Serviceyears:1942–1945
Rank:Corporal
Unit: Company A, 127th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Infantry Division
Battles:World War II
Awards:Medal of Honor
Bronze Star
Purple Heart

Thomas E. Atkins (February 5, 1921 – September 15, 1999) was a Private in the United States Army who received the Medal of Honor for actions in World War II during a skirmish on 10 March 1945 in the Battle of Luzon.[1]

He joined the Army from his birth town in December 1942.[2]

After the war

Atkins retired from the army and settled in his home town of Campobello, South Carolina where he eventually became a farmer. He died on 15 September 1999, from congestive heart failure.

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  1. News: Richard Goldstein . Richard Goldstein (writer born 1942) . Thomas E. Atkins, 78, Lone and Lowly G.I. Who Repelled a Japanese Attack . subscription . 22 November 2020 . . 23 September 1999 . A 27.
  2. https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=3&tf=F&q=thomas+e+atkins+carolina&bc=&rpp=10&pg=1&rid=4926024&rlst=873746,4926024,5234589 WWII Army Enlistment Records