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Personal info

Full name
BULL, James Patrick
Date of birth
17 March 1910
Age
34
Place of birth
Seldon, Suffolk County, New York
Hometown
Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York

Military service

Service number
32346523
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
2nd Engineer Combat Battalion,
2nd Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
19 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Büllingen-Rocherath, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
B 5 18

Immediate family

Members
James K. Bull (father)
Bridget E. (Doyle) Bull (mother)
Leroy C. Bull (brother)

More information

T/5 James P. Bull was a mechanic before he enlisted at Fort Jay, New York. He was a mechanic before he enlisted.

According to a newspaper article of the The La Crosse Tribune of 17 June 1945, a bomb struck a building in which 18 men of the battalion were in. Eight men were killed and three were wounded.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.archives.gov - WWII Army Enlistment Record, www.wwiimemorial.com, The La Crosse Tribune - 17 June 1945

Photo source: Peter Schouteten