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Personal info

Full name
DOBBINS, James Wilson
Date of birth
2 September 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
North Carolina
Hometown
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

Military service

Service number
O-2005691
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
27th Armored Infantry Battalion,
9th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
22 March 1945
Place of death
Hüllenberg, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 6 35

Immediate family

Members
Belvia J. Dobbins (father)
Emily A. (Buckheister) Dobbins (mother)
John Sullenberger (stepfather)
Elizabeth L. Dobbins (sister)
Frances A. Dobbins (sister)
Benjamin B. Dobbins (brother)
John P. Dobbins (brother)
Jack L. Dobbins (brother)

More information

2nd Lt James W. Dobbins enlisted at Camp Forrest, Tennessee on 24 May 1942 and had been overseas for a year. He attended Duke University before going into service.

James Wilson Dobbins was killed by a sniper while leading a charge, only ten days after receiving a battlefield commission in recognition of the wonderful, courageous service he had rendered to his outfit.

A small schoolhouse, "The James W. Dobbins House", is named after him.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Record / Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census, Duke Alumni Register - September 1945, www.newspaperarchive.com - Wilson Daily Times, Morning Report Co C., 27th AIB, 25 maart 1945, Unit History 27th AIB, After Action Report 27th AIB Maart 1945

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Duke Alumni Register