Max W. Thurston

World War II
Service #36588775
Unit109th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division
RankStaff Sergeant U.S. Army
Entered Service From Michigan
Date of DeathNovember 6 1944
StatusRecovered
Memorialized
Tablets of the Missing
Bronze Star
Purple Heart
Bronze Star, Purple Heart
Notes

Through the work of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, the remains of Staff Sergeant Max W. Thurston were accounted for in 2023. His name is permanently inscribed on the “Tablets of the Missing” at the Netherlands American Cemetery.

rosetta medal
When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.