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Personal info

Full name
SALMON, James Aloysius
Date of birth
9 June 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33303931
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
39th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
6 September 1944
Place of death
North of Dinant, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 15 48

Immediate family

Members
John J. Salmon (father)
Marie Salmon (mother)
John Salmon (brother)
Paul Salmon (brother)
Agnes Salmon (sister)
Elanor Salmon (sister)
Elizabeth Salmon (sister)
Rita Salmon (sister)
William Salmon (brother)

More information

Pfc James A. Salmon was a metal worker before he enlisted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 16 September 1942.

He 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 / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930/1940 Census, http://9thinfantrydivision.net

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet