WWII · Battle Death Record
Thomas Potts
First Lieutenant, U.S. Army · Washington
Personnel File — Core Information
- Name
- Thomas Potts
- Entered the Service From
- Washington
- Rank
- First Lieutenant
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Unit / Regiment
- 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division
- War
- WWII
- Date of Death
- August 10, 1944
- Awards
- Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart
- Burial / Memorial
- Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-James, France
- Grave
- Plot J, Row 1, Grave 9
Their story
Thomas Ralph Potts, a Hollywood actor known by the stage name Richard Fiske who appeared in more than 80 films, was commissioned a lieutenant in the U.S. Army and served with the 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division during World War II. He was killed in action on August 10, 1944, at La Croix-Avranchin, France, during the Allied advance following the Normandy landings. He was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star Medal and Purple Heart.
Compiled from American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) and National Archives (NARA) records and public sources.
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