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Personal info

Full name
COLFORD, James Gordon
Date of birth
11 Juni 1915
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota
Hometown
Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota

Military service

Service number
O-1293721
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
Platoon Commander
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
60th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
30 January 1945
Place of death
Höfen-Monschau, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 11 17

Immediate family

Members
James J. Colford (father)
Thora (Hunnevold) Colford (mother)
Frederick H. Colford (brother)
Thomas R. Colford (brother)
Howard B. Colford (brother)
Joan E. Colford (wife)

Biography

http://www.militaryhistoryonline.com

More information

1st Lt James G. Colford attended Central High School in Duluth.

He enlisted in January 1942. He served at the Aleutian Islands from October 1942 until April 1944.

He was wounded in action on 15 October 1944 for which he was awarded the Purple Heart Medal a first time.

He was initially buried in a temporary grave at Henri-Chapelle on 2 February 1945. After being disinterred and after the cemetery was given a permanent status, he was given his final resting place on 3 September 1948.

Lt Colford died of a gunshot wound in the left side of his chest.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com - Jim Colford, Nephew, www.ancestry.com - 1920-1930 Census, www.fold3.com - WWII Draft Card, IDPF

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Central High School yearbook 1934