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Personal info

Full name
GODBY, James Basil
Date of birth
29 October 1924
Age
19
Place of birth
Chapmanville, Logan County, West Virginia
Hometown
Logan County, West Virginia

Military service

Service number
35768152
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
60th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
17 September 1944
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 14 30

Immediate family

Members
Henry Godby (father)
Nettie Godby (mother)
Alvin Godby (brother)
Clyde Godby (brother)
John Godby (brother)
Garnett Godby (brother)
Mary Godby (sister)
Elmo Pawley (stepbrother)
Edith Pawley (stepsister)
Naomi Pawley (stepsister)

More information

Pvt James B. Godby enlisted in Huntington, West Virginia on 10 June 1943.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.findagrave.com - Michele Ryan Kahle, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Record

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Michele Ryan Kahle