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Personal info

Full name
WHITWORTH, James Monroe
Date of birth
13 August 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Sweet Springs, Saline County, Missouri
Hometown
Jackson County, Missouri

Military service

Service number
37374730
Rank
Corporal
Function
unknown
Unit
66th Armored Regiment,
2nd Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
6 January 1945
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 1 71

Immediate family

Members
Joseph F. Whitworth (father)
Myrtle M. (Berry) Whitworth (mother)
Thomas C. Whitworth (brother)
William G. Whitworth (brother)
Joseph R. Whitworth (brother)
Paul F. Whitworth (brother)
Mabel C. Whitworth (sister)
Edna M. Whitworth (sister)
Robert E. Whitworth (brother)
Mildred L. Whitworth (sister)

More information

Cpl James M. Whitworth enlisted in Jefferson Barracks, Missouri on 29 July 1942.

He was a gardener before he enlisted.

Cpl James M. Whitworth was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Henri-Chapelle, Belgium Plot YY, Row 3, Grave 55.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Sheree Dowdle, 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 / 1910/1920/1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Public Member Photos