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Personal info

Full name
MAYS, James F
Date of birth
17 March 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Decatur County, Tennessee
Hometown
Decatur County, Tennessee

Military service

Service number
34361621
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
12th Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
27 February 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Pronsfeld, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 12 18

Immediate family

Members
Elbert E. Mays (father)
Naomi Mays (mother)
Thomas E. Mays (brother)
Martha E. Mays (sister)
Edna E. Mays (sister)
Billy B. Mays (brother)
Allie M. Mays (sister)

More information

Pvt James F. Mays enlisted at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia on 25 July 1942.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Foy, Belgium.

He is remembered at Houston Cemetery, Decatur County, Tennessee.

Source of information: Danny van der Groen, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com - Wilda Graves Patterson, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / Woods Family Tree

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Wilda Graves Patterson