Pfc. Thomas E. Tumey 1931-1952

TUMEY, BIRKHOFER

Posted By: Sharon Elijah (email)
Date: 8/10/2016 at 13:48:13

20 March 1952 - The Tipton Advertiser

Pfc. Thomas E. Tumey, 20, son of Mrs. Howard B. Tumey, was killed in Korea according to word received by his mother from the Department of Defense.

In service for 16 months, Tumey had been serving with the First Marine division in Korea the last five months. He was graduated from Wilton high school in 1949.

A son of Howard B. and Marie Tumey, he was born in Good Hope, Ill., Dec. 2, 1931. Surviving, besides his mother, are three brothers, William, Donald and Dean, all at home; and four sisters, Patty, Sharon and Deanne, all at home, and Mrs. Beverly Birkhofer, Wilton. His father died in 1949.