caption serviceyears branch death_place death_date birth_place allegiance unit awards placeofburial_label battles birth_date rank image article_title name
thomas atkins 1942 - 1945 23pxunited states army inman , south carolina september 15 , 1999 -lrb- aged 78 -rrb- campobello , south carolina 23pxunited states of america 23px infantry division company a , 127th infantry regiment , 32nd 23pxmedal of honor 23pxbronze star 23pxpurple heart place of burial world war ii february 5 , 1921 23pxcorporal 149px & nbsp ; & nbsp ; 114px thomas e. atkins
 thomas e. atkins
thomas e. atkins

thomas e. atkins -lrb- february 5 , 1921 -- september 15 , 1999 -rrb- was a private in the united states army who received the medal of honor for actions in world war ii during a skirmish on 10 march 1945 in the battle of luzon .
he joined the army from his birth town in december 1942 .
