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STEPHENS, James Dorsey - Date of
birth
3 November 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Jackson, Butts County, Georgia -
Hometown
Jackson County, Georgia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
20401576 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
422nd Infantry Regiment,
106th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star
Death
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Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
8 March 1945 - Place of
death
Stalag 8A Gorlitz (Moved to Moosberg Murenberg) Silesia 51-15
Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Jesse C. Stephens (father)
Alma J. (Bunn) Stephens (mother)
Otis Stephens (brother)
Hesper Stephens (brother)
Frank Stephens (brother)
Harold Stephens (brother)
Bernice (Vaughn) Stephens (wife)
Margaret (Barnes) Stephens (daughter)
James Jr. Stephens (son)
More information
T/Sgt James D. Stephens enlisted on 16 September 1940 at Jackson, Georgia. He died of pneumonia in Germany as Prisoner of War.
Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Sheree Dowdle, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov
Photo source: Astrid van Erp