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Personal info

Full name
FITZGIBBONS, James Francis Jr
Date of birth
8 March 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Jerome, Yavapai County, Arizona
Hometown
Contra Costa County, California

Military service

Service number
39104599
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
23rd Infantry Regiment,
2nd Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
5 March 1945
Place of death
Nierfeld, South of Gemünd, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 9 60

Immediate family

Members
James F. Fitzgibbons (father)
Lucy (Kennelly) Fitzgibbons (mother)
Margaret Fitzgibbons (sister)

More information

Pfc James F. Fitzgibbons Jr. enlisted in San Francisco, California on 14 September 1942.
He worked in public service before he enlisted.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Record / Hertig-Williamson-Ward Family Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet