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Personal info

Full name
RISEN, James Koch
Date of birth
28 February 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Pekin, Tazewell County, Illinois
Hometown
Bend, De Schutes County, Oregon

Military service

Service number
39331396
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
414th Infantry Regiment,
104th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
10 December 1944
Place of death
West of Pier, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 7 22

Immediate family

Members
Edward Risen (father)
Doris (Koch) Risen (mother)

More information

Pfc James K. Risen graduated from Bend High School 1942 and attended Oregon State College when he enlisted in Portland, Oregon on 16 April 1943. He was selected for the ASTP program. When the program was dicontinued, he was transferred to the infantry.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Sheree Dowdle, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.newspapers.com - The Bulletin Bend - 6 January 1945

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet