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Personal info

Full name
STROUD, James Edward
Date of birth
14 May 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Guilford County, North Carolina
Hometown
Mocksville, Caldwell County, North Carolina

Military service

Service number
34592678
Rank
Private
Function
Rifleman
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
115th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
19 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Siersdorf-Schleiden, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
E 7 14

Immediate family

Members
Sanford E. Stroud (father)
Avis V. (Dayvault) Stroud (mother)
John C. Stroud (brother)
Dortha C. Stroud (sister)
Sanford E. Stroud (brother)
Otha L. Stroud (brother)
Robert E. Stroud (brother)
Sara E. Stroud (sister)

More information

Pvt James Stroud enlisted on 7 December 1942. He joined his unit from a replacement depot on 4 July 1944. He was lightly wounded in action on 17 July 1944.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Debbie Holloman, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – US WWII Draft Cards / Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census, www.findagrave.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Debbie Holloman