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Personal info

Full name
DOOLEY, James Jr
Date of birth
12 January 1925
Age
20
Place of birth
Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa
Hometown
Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa

Military service

Service number
37676821
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
314th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
27 March 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
H 7 26

Immediate family

Members
James Dooley (father)
Peggy M. (Daily) Dooley (mother)
Daniel M. Dooley (half brother)
Marilyn M. Dooley (half sister)

More information

James I. Dooley Jr. attended Mason City High School.

Ge enlisted at Camp Dodge, Iowa on 20 August 1943. He had been overseas for a year.

He was killed when he stepped on a land mine.


Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - King Family Tree / WWII Bonus Case File, www.findagrave.com - Rick Daily, www.newspapers.com - The Des Moines Register

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / www.newspapers.com - The Des Moines Register