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Personal info

Full name
DU LANEY, James Work
Date of birth
31 January 1924
Age
21
Place of birth
St. Augustine, St. Johns County, Florida
Hometown
Markaam, Delaware County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33788967
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
290th Infantry Regiment,
75th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
30 March 1945
Place of death
East Dorsten, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
C 12 10

Immediate family

Members
Thomas F. Du Laney (father)
Elizabeth F. (Work) Du Laney (mother)

More information

James Du Laney entered the service on 29 July 1943 at Media, Delaware County in Pennsylvania.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Veteran Compensation Application File, http://75thdivisiondad.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet