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Home Town Thomas
Date of Passing Jul 31, 1978
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SERGEANT DAVID A. CLOSE JR. WAS EMPLOYED AS A MACHINIST APPRENTICE NEAR CUMBERLAND MARYLAND BEFORE ENLISTING IN THE U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE ON 15 JANUARY 1942. HE TRAINED BILOXI MISSISSIPPI BEFORE SHIPPING OVERSEAS. WHILE OVERSEAS HE SERVED WITH THE 419TH BOMBARDMENT SQUADRON, 301ST BOMBARDMENT GROUP FROM 6 AUGUST 1942 TO 8 JUNE 1945. ON 16 SEPTEMBER 1945 SGT CLOSE WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED. THE SOCIAL SECURITY DEATH INDEX LISTS HIS DATE OF PASSING AS JULY 1978.
WWII - Africa Theater of Operations/Tunisia Campaign (1942-43)
From Month/Year
November / 1942
To Month/Year
May / 1943
Description (Tunisia Campaign 17 November 1942 to 13 May 1943) Having gained Algeria, the Allies quickly turned eastward, hoping to take Tunis and Bizerte before the Germans could send reinforcements into Tunisia. But the drive broke down short of the goal. In February 1943, after Rommel had been driven into Tunisia, the Axis took the offensive and pushed through Kasserine Pass before being stopped. With Ninth and Twelfth Air Forces in the battle, the Allies drove the enemy back into a pocket around Bizerte and Tunis, where Axis forces surrendered in May. Thus Tunisia became available for launching an attack on Sicily as a preliminary to an assault on Italy.