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Personal info

Full name
CLARKSON, James Lewis "Jimmy"
Date of birth
22 July 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Belmar, Monmouth County, New Jersey
Hometown
Lee County, Florida

Military service

Service number
O-379961
Rank
Captain
Function
unknown
Unit
423rd Infantry Regiment,
106th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
21 December 1944
Place of death
Near St. Vith, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 5 42

Immediate family

Members
Julian L. Clarkson (father)
Cynthia (Spaaeth) Clarkson (mother)
Hazel Clarkson (sister)
Busby Clarkson (brother)
Sara C. (Hunter) Clarkson (wife)
Cynthia L. Clarkson (daughter)

More information

Capt Clarkson graduated from Fort Myers High School in 1935. While in high school he was a star on the Green Wave football teams and was prominent in other school activities. He attended the University of Florida where he received his military training under the R.O.T.C. After graduation from college, he was employed by G.M.A.C. in Gainesville.

He joined the U.S. Army Reserve in December, 1941.

Capt James L. Clarkson first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Foy, Belgium.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Brown Family Tree / Headstone and Interment Record, http://106thinfdivassn.org, www.newspapers.com - News-Press of Fort Myers

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet