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JAMES, Leonard T - Date of
birth
9 September 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Homer, Calhoun County, Michigan -
Hometown
Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36958908 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
119th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 December 1944 - Place of
death
Stoumont, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 4 | 43 |
Immediate family
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Members
Mirle A. James (father)
Myrtle M. James (mother)
Ethel James (sister)
Violet M. James (sister)
Vernon P. James (brother)
Ethel G. (Vogel) James (wife)
Leonard A. James (Son)
Ruth A. James (daughter)
Merle A. James (daughter)
More information
Pfc Leonard T. James is remembered at Fairview Cemetery, Homer, Calhoun County, Michigan and at WW2 Memorial in Coldwater, Michigan.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, Carla Mans, Susan Linton, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1940 Census, various family trees, www.oldhickory30th.com, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Bushong Weiss, Susan Linton - Merle A Booher (daughter) / Margaret James (daughter-in-law) / Nicole Chapman (great granddaughter)