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CAROTHERS, James M - Date of
birth
1922 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Northampton County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33487681 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
119th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
21 December 1944 - Place of
death
Stoumont, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 7 | 61 |
Immediate family
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Members
James M. Carothers (father)
Lavinia Carothers (mother)
Richard McKinely (stepfather)
Lavinia A. Carothers (sister)
More information
Pfc James M. Carothers graduated from Franklin Academy and was working at Bethlehem Steel when he enlisted in January 1943.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1930 census / U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, www.oldhickory30th.com, Bethlehem PA Library / Bethlehem Press
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Des Philippet