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SLEIGHT, James L - Date of
birth
12 March 1907 -
Age
37 - Place of
birth
New York -
Hometown
Port Ewen, Ulster County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
42088649 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
22nd Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
24 November 1944 - Place of
death
Düren/Grosshau, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 15 | 29 |
Immediate family
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Members
Fred B. Sleight (father)
Lula B. Sleight (mother)
Bessie A. Sleight (sister)
Grace V. Sleight (sister)
Ethel Sleight (wife)
Betty R. Sleight (daughter)
Harvey J. Sleight (son)
Ronald Sleight (son)
More information
Pvt James L. Sleight was a carpenter before he enlisted at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 15 March 1944.
Source of information: Danny van der Groen, Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S. Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / City Hall Family Tree / 1940 Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet