Bugg, Thomas Jackson (Jr.)
- Date of birth:
- March 29th, 1920 (Virginia, United States)
- Date of death:
- October 2nd, 2015 (Charlottesville/Virginia, United States)
- Nationality:
- American (1776 - present, Republic)
Biography
He entered the service as a "reservist" as he was in Virginia Polytechnic Institute.
He was captured on October 6, 1944 and was interned in OFLAG 64 (ground Officers POW camp in Poland) and was part of the "Noted March" of over 350 miles in the dead of winter beginning in Poland on January 21, 1945 and ending in Southern Germany released at the end of April 1945.
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Bronze Star Medal (BSM)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- 2nd Lieutenant
- Unit:
- 119th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division "Old Hickory", U.S. Army
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- 2nd Lieutenant
- Unit:
- 119th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division "Old Hickory", U.S. Army
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- 2nd Lieutenant
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- 2nd Lieutenant
- Unit:
- 119th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division "Old Hickory", U.S. Army
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- 2nd Lieutenant
- Unit:
- 119th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division "Old Hickory", U.S. Army
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- 2nd Lieutenant
- Unit:
- 119th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division "Old Hickory", U.S. Army
93081 - POW #
OFLAG 64
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- 2nd Lieutenant
- Unit:
- 119th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division "Old Hickory", U.S. Army
Sources
- Photo 1: T.J. Bugg
- - United States War Department as advised by Congressman John Bohner upon request by Thomas J. Bugg, Jr's Son - T. J. Bugg, III
Photo
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