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Personal info

Full name
DORNING, James Francis
Date of birth
8 May 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Schenectady County, New York
Hometown
Schenectady County, New York

Military service

Service number
32227101
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
109th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
31 October 1944
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 4 11

Immediate family

Members
Leonard J. Dorning (father)
Catherine (Keegan) Dorning (mother)
Jane Dorning (sister)
Betty Dorning (sister)

More information

Pfc James F. Dorning was employed at General Electric before he enlisted at Camp Upton, New York on 12 March 1942.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com – 1930 Census / WWII Enlistment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet, Schenectady County's Finest