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Personal info

Full name
HUDSON, James Edward
Date of birth
8 November 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Amherst County, Virginia
Hometown
Bedford County, Virginia

Military service

Service number
33847516
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
394th Infantry Regiment,
99th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 December 1944
Place of death
Monschau, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 11 23

Immediate family

Members
James L. Hudson (father)
Laura D. (Wright) Hudson (mother)
Cora M. Hudson (sister)

More information

Pfc James E. Hudson was a sales clerk before he enlisted at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland on 23 March 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Family Tree / Virginia Birth Index

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - John Michael and Linda Payne