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PADGETT, James Ashley - Date of
birth
11 February 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Holmes County, Florida -
Hometown
Holmes County, Florida
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34240162 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
unknown -
Unit
33rd Armored Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
8 September 1944 - Place of
death
Limont, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 15 | 5 |
Immediate family
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Members
Thomas R. Padgett (father)
Linzey Padgett (mother)
Stella M. Padgett (sister)
Della M. Padgett (sister)
Velma H. Padgett (wife)
James A. Padgett Jr. (son)
More information
Cpl James A. Padgett enlisted at Camp Blanding, Florida on 29 January 1942.He worked on a farm before he enlisted.
A half-track and three M5A1 Stuart light tanks were send out to find two trucks of B Company of the 23rd Armored Engineer Combat Battalion who were missing since the day before. In Limont, they ran into a unit of the SS Panzerdivision "Das Reich". The full story can be read here: http://libertybelgium.jimdo.com/embuscade-à-limont/
Cpl James A. Padgett was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Fosse, Belgium.
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 / 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://libertybelgium.jimdo.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Alan Russell via James A. Padgett Jr. (son)