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Personal info

Full name
EARNEST, James Edward
Date of birth
18 November 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Fayette County, Alabama
Hometown
Winfield, Marion County, Alabama

Military service

Service number
34817113
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 January 1945
Place of death
Bütgenbach, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
B 2 26

Immediate family

Members
Earl M. Earnest (father)
Martha E. Earnest (mother)
Bythel E. Earnest (brother)
Byron A. Earnest (brother)
Anna E. Earnest (sister)
Merian S. Earnest (sister)
John M. Earnest (brother)
Robert K. Earnest (brother)

More information

Pfc James E. Earnest worked on a farm.

He enlisted at Fort McClellan, Alabama on 14 October 1943.

Source of information: André Koch, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Alabama, WWII Dead and Wounded, 1944-1946 / 1930/1940 Census, www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, family collection - courtesy of Eric Busschers