TUMA, Harry John Jr.

1926 - 1993  (67 years)

• Name	TUMA, Harry John
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	12 Apr 1926	Montana, United States   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military	1945–1946	United States Army   [1]
  	World War II, S. SGT
  	Address: World War II
  Death	6 Oct 1993	Cut Bank, Glacier, Montana, United States   [2]
  Burial	Cut Bank, Glacier, Montana, United States
  	Address: Crown Hill Cemetery
  Person ID	I428	Jindra and Chaloupka Family Trees | Jindra Family Tree (Mike's fraternal/Ellen's fraternal)
  Last Modified	10 Nov 2023

  
  

  Father	TUMA, Harry John Sr.,   b. 16 Aug 1892, Maribel, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States d. 31 May 1969, Cut Bank, Glacier, Montana, United States (Age 76 years)
  Mother	HEILAND, Hazel Armenta,   b. 19 Jun 1906, Baltimore, Maryland, United States d. 7 Apr 1986, Cut Bank, Glacier, Montana, United States (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	12 Dec 1923	Cut Bank, Glacier, Montana, United States
  Family ID	F143	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	> 1. Living > 2. Living > 3. Living > 4. Living + 5. Living
  Family ID	F268	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 May 2025

  
  

• Headstones

  TU-Tuma Harry John Tuma Jr. Tombstone

  
  

• Notes

  Posting on Genforum Message Board April 11, 2001 by juanquique@hotmail.com I'm juan camboué from uruguay south America I'm looking for someone from Harry Tuma Jr he used to live at Cut Bank North Montana I had the great placer to live at his home in 1971 I'd like to have new from anyone of them today is Harry´s birthday 4/12 thank you I'll wait any answer juan camboué Name: Harry J Tuma Jr Birth Year: 1926 Race: White, citizen Nativity State or Country: Montana State: Montana County or City: Glacier Enlistment Date: 18 Nov 1944 Enlistment State: Utah Enlistment City: Fort Douglas Branch: No branch assignment Branch Code: No branch assignment Grade: Private Grade Code: Private Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men) Source: Civil Life Education: 4 years of high school Civil Occupation: Geographer Marital Status: Single, without dependents Height: 00 Weight: 680 The Independent Record Helena Montana 1946 > August > 18 Leaving Service Cut Bank-Sgt Harry J. Tuma, of Cut Bank, has been discharged from the arm y, in which he served with the tenth infantry. More research has to be done to determine if the following is our relative . Stars and Stripes Newspaper, WWII Europe and North Africa Editions, 1942-1 958 > 1954 > January > 12 22d Inf. Regt Casern Named After Heroic Sgt Killed in War Frankfurt, Jan. 11 (Special) The 22d Inf. Regt's station at Kirch Goens w as named Ayers Casern at memorial services honoring Sgt Loval E. Ayers w ho was killed in action near Pruem. Feb. 10, 1945, while a member of Co B 22d Regt. Following an invocation by Chaplain (Capt) Henry O. Kitterman, Capt. Harry L. Tuma read Ayers' combat record and General Order 85 which official designated the camp as Ayers Casern. A granite monument with a bronze plaque telling of Ayers' heroism and death in battle was unveiled by Sfc William F. Maloney, leader of the same squad which Ayers led, and by Sfc William P. Steck who was a personal friend of Ayers. The regimental chorus directed by Pfc Gerry Principle then sang "Onward Christian Soldiers" followed by the dedication of Ayers Casern by Col. David L. Edwards, CO of the 22d.

  
  

• Sources

  [S44] Military - United States WWII Army Enlistment Records 1938-1946 - FamilySearch, viewed online; 15 January 2023; Harry J Jr Tuma, enlisted 18 Nov 1944, Ft Douglas, Utah, United States; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K85Z-FG1 : 5 December 2014. Name Harry J Jr Tuma Name (Original) TUMA HARRY J JR Event Type Military Service Event Date 18 Nov 1944 Term of Enlistment Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law Event Place Ft Douglas, Utah, United States Race White Citizenship Status citizen Birth Year 1926 Birthplace MONTANA Education Level 4 years of high school Civilian Occupation General farmers Marital Status Single, without dependents Military Rank Private Army Branch No branch assignment Army Component Selectees (Enlisted Men) Source Reference Civil Life Serial Number 39937309 Affiliate ARC Identifier 1263923 Box Film Number14867.57 [S193] Newspaper - Montana - Great Falls Tribune, Harry John Tuma Jr.; obituary; 9 October 1933; page 2B; viewed online. Harry John Tuma Jr. Cut Bank - Harry John Tuma Jr., 67, a lifelong farmer and rancher, died Wednesday at a Cut Bank hospital of an apparent heart attack. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Margaret Catholic Church with full military honors. Burial will be in the Crown Hill Cemetery in Cut Bank. Burns Funeral Home is in charge. Tumas was born April 12, 1926, in Cut Bank, where he graduated from high school Her served in the U.S. Army during World War II. On Aug. 6, 1958, Tuma married Aurlena Eulberg in Great Falls. He was a 23-year member and a 12-year president of the Glacier Electric Board of Directors. Tuma was a lifetime member of the Elk's Lodge of Cut Bank, the Moose Club and the Knights of Columbus. Survivors include his wife of Cut Bank; three daughters, Mary Munger of Davis, Calif., Rosen Gilyeat of Renton, Wash., and Gidget Palmer of Pierre, S.D., two sons, Tom and Grant Tuma, both of Cut Bank; a brother Wesley Tuma of Kalispell; a sister Audrey Nallis of Billings, and seven grandchildren.