Tommy was a paratrooper in 2nd Platoon in Easy Company.
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Tommy was assigned to 2nd Platoon and took part in every training exercise that Easy did. Like many others, he ran afoul of Captain Sobel and at one point, because Burgess had taken his jacket off at a dance. Confronted by Sobel, Burgess correctly cited regulations allowing for the removal of the jacket during ‘strenuous exercise’. As a result, he was forced to wear his Class A blouse during all manner of events.
Tommy took part in the D-Day operation jumping from Buck Compton’s Stick. After landing he fell in with a group of unfamiliar paratroopers. He was leading the patrol and was shot in the jaw by a German sniper. His compatriots bound his wounds and left him in a barn to be picked up by medics. He lay there for three days, falling in out of consciousness, while the owner of the farm cared for him. Eventually he was evacuated back to the States and became a trainer at the Parachute School for the duration of his enlistment.