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Personal info

Full name
WILLBURN, James N
Date of birth
4 January 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Hansford County, Texas
Hometown
Tahoka, Lynn County, Texas

Military service

Service number
38699800
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
22nd Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
3 December 1944
Place of death
Gey, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 14 67

Immediate family

Members
Geneva (James) Willburn (wife)
James E. Willburn (son)

More information

Pvt James N. Willburn enlisted at Fort Sill, Oklahoma on 16 May 1944.
He attended high school for 1 year and was a driver before he enlisted.

Source of information: Danny van der Groen, Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Brown Ryan Family Connections

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet