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Personal info

Full name
JAMES, John Gordon
Date of birth
31 August 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Jamestown, Richmond County, Georgia
Hometown
Richmond County, Georgia

Military service

Service number
34358934
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
60th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
1 February 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 1 52

Immediate family

Members
Jim James (father)
Ethel James (mother)
Howard James (brother)
Carrie (Hendrick) James (wife)

More information

S/Sgt John G. James worked in building of aircraft before he enlisted at Fort McPherson, Georgia on 26 August 1942.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Anderson Family Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://9thinfantrydivision.net

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet