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Personal info

Full name
ROBERTS, James Herbert
Date of birth
15 September 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
North Carolina
Hometown
Rockingham, Richmond County, North Carolina

Military service

Service number
34179866
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
117th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
5 October 1944
Place of death
Ubach, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 3 45

Immediate family

Members
Joe Roberts (father)
Melvie Roberts (mother)
Roy Roberts (brother)
John Roberts (brother)
Joe Roberts (brother)
Callie Roberts (sister)
Mary R. Roberts (sister)
Charles Roberts (brother)
Ernest Roberts (brother)
Nannie L. Roberts (sister)
Hazel Roberts (wife)

More information

Pfc Robert H. James was a weaver

He enlisted at Fort Bragg, North Carolina on 12 February 1942.

Source of information: Neil Smith (grand nephew), www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov - WWII Army Enlistment Record, www.wwiimemorial.com - ABMC Cemeteries, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930 Census / WWII Draft Cards / US Military Report of Death, www.oldhickory30th.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet