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BUSKIRK, James Sidney - Date of
birth
31 December 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Sparta, Livingston County, New York -
Hometown
Livingston County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
42107137 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
331st Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
14 April 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Barby-Walternienberg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - unknown
Immediate family
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Members
Fred H. Buskirk (father)
Laura E. (Perkins) Buskirk (mother)
Virginia E. Buskirk (sister)
More information
Pfc James S. Bukirk was employed at the Conesus Co-Operative Milk Plant in Webster Crossing.He enlisted at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 18 March 1944 and trained at Camp Maxey, Texas and at Camp Gruber, Oklahoma.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, Russ Pickett, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com,
http://83rdinfdivdocs.org, www.newspapers.com - Democrat and Chronicle
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - Democrat and Chronicle