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Avona, Tom G, Pfc.
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Home Town Albert
Date of Passing Aug 30, 1993
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PFC TOM G. AVONA WAS BORN 15 APRIL 1917 IN ALBERT, TUCKER COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. HE WAS EMPLOYED AS A MILLING MACHINE OPERATOR PRIOR TO ENTERING THE SERVICE ON 1 MAY 1942. PFC AVONA SERVED IN NORTH AFRICA THE MEDITERRANEAN AND EUROPE WITH BATTERY D, 633RD ANTI-AIRCRAFT BATTALION(AUTOMATIC WEAPONS) WHICH HAD BEEN REDESIGNATED FROM THE 244TH COASTAL ARTILLERY BATTALION. IN EUROPE, WITH FEW AIR TARGETS THE 633RD ACTED IN MORE OF A INFANTRY SUPPORT ROLE ATTACHED TO THE 80TH INFANTRY DIVISION. PFC AVONA ARRIVED BACK IN THE STATES ON 5 OCTOBER 1945 AND WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED ON HE 12TH AT FORT MEADE, MARYLAND. TOM AVONA PASSED AWAY ON 30 AUGUST 1993 IN WEIRTON, WV.
WWII - European Theater of Operations/Central Europe Campaign (1945)
From Month/Year
March / 1945
To Month/Year
May / 1945
Description (Central Europe Campaign 22 March to 11 May 1945) Following the Battle of the Bulge the Allies had pushed through to the Rhine. On 22 March 1945 they began their assault across the river, and by I April the Ruhr was encircled. Armored columns raced across Germany and into Austria and Czechoslovakia. On 25 April, the day American and Russian forces met on the Elbe, strategic bombing operations came to an end. Germany surrendered on 7 May 1945 and operations officially came to an end the following day, although sporadic actions continued on the European front until 11 May.
