Missing information?

Do you have any additional information you would like to share about a soldier?

Submit

Personal info

Full name
CHESSER, James Woodroe Sr
Date of birth
6 June 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Inverness, Citrus County, Florida
Hometown
Sea Islands, Glynn County, Georgia

Military service

Service number
44038832
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
44th Armored Infantry Battalion,
6th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 April 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
A 36 41

Immediate family

Members
Charlie L. Chesser (father)
Lula (Baggett) Chesser (mother)
Lester Chesser (brother)
Ethel Chesser (sister)
Rosa L. Chesser (sister)
Beatrice Chesser (sister)
Marie E. (Lewis) Chesser (wife)
James W. Chesser (son)

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com, Tracy Price, www.ancestry.com, Gielow Family Tree, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com, Tracy Price