Photo and link below to story of his last day courtsey of Peggy Hartsell Thomas Seaborn Durham was born Jan 3, 1923 at Charleston, Franklin Co., Ar. to Lorenzo M. & Minnie A. Moore Durham. In 1942 Thomas registered for the draft in Fort Smith, Sebastian Co., Ar. He states he was employed by Ward Furniture Mfg Co. in Fort Smith. Pfc Durham was assigned to the 312th Engineer Combat Battalion, 87th Infantry Division. On Jan 11, 1945 in Libramont-Chevigny, Belgium Pfc Durham lost his life in a massive explosion. The explosives used in the mines planted by the engineers was known by chemists and engineers to explode spontaneously if it became cold. The planners had no intention of using the mines in a cold climate, but they expected the war in Europe to be over before the winter of 1944. 24 members of 312th were inside a building receiving instruction about placing mines, when the mines exploded, destroying the building they were in and two buildings to the left. The explosion was heard seven miles away. For the complete story of that day Click Here . This is a note left on the site of this story.....Linda Odum Bell, M.D. February 17, 2015 at 8:39 pm Thank you so much for the research. Thomas Seaborne Durham was my paternal grandmother’s half brother. I have a copy of his obituary that was in the newspaper and several pictures of Tommy in uniform. One of my cousins visited his grave in Luxembourg several years ago. Tommy was only 22 years old at the time of his death. Family history was that he died in an explosion. Pfc Durham was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Grand Failly, France and was later moved to Plot E Row 16 Grave 56 Luxembourg American Cemetery Luxembourg City, Luxembourg.