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Personal info

Full name
BURKHAMMER, James Frances
Date of birth
11 December 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Conings, Gilmer County, West Viriginia
Hometown
Coxs Mill, Gilmer County, West Virginia

Military service

Service number
35072582
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Automatic Rifleman
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
386th Infantry Regiment,
97th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
16 April 1945
Place of death
Much, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
H 17 21

Immediate family

Members
Howard S. Burkhammer (father)
Hazel Burkhammer (mother)
Eugene Burkhammer (brother)
Bernice E. (Castro) Burkhammer (wife)

More information

Pfc Burkhammer attended Troy High School.

He enlisted on 11 March 1944 at Camp Fanning, Texas.

He was reported wounded in action on 14 April 1945 and two days later.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Daniel Robison, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - WWII Young American Patriots

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - WWII Young American Patriots