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Personal info

Full name
SKINNER, James Daniel Sr "Jim"
Date of birth
17 December 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Clarke County, Alabama
Hometown
Jackson, Clarke County, Alabama

Military service

Service number
34978420
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
112th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 December 1944
Place of death
In the Lützkampen, Germany or Lieler, Luxembourg Area

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 7 45

Immediate family

Members
Lemuel M. Skinner (father)
Delia (Hoven) Skinner (mother)
Henry Skinner (brother)
Henchie Skinner (brother)
Wilburn R. Skinner (brother)
Riller Skinner (sister)
Jay Skinner (brother)
Estell Skinner (sister)
Alice Skinner (sister)
John G. Skinner (brother)
Ben O. Skinner (brother)
Gertrude (McMullen) Skinner (wife)
James D. Skinner Jr. (son)

More information

Pvt James D. Skinner Sr. Enlisted at Fort McPherson, Georgia on 11 April 1944.

Source of information: André Koch, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com, Bradley Family Tree / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com - Mitchell Sanders

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet