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Personal info

Full name
GEORGE, James Junior
Date of birth
15 October 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Belington, Barbour County, West Virginia
Hometown
Barbour County, West Virginia

Military service

Service number
35847802
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
13th Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
6 April 1945
Place of death
Cologne, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
F 5 22

Immediate family

Members
James E. George (father)
Maggie (Fitzwater) George (mother)
Lorena George (sister)
Betty George (sister)
Mary Ann George (sister)
Juanita George (sister)
Robert A. George (brother)
Charles George (brother)
Joseph George (brother)

Biography

http://www.wvculture.org/

More information

Pvt James J. George enlisted in Clarksburg, West Virginia on 31 December 1943.

In January 1944, he entered the Army and received Basic Training at Camp Clairborne in Louisiana and Camp White in Oregon. He left for overseas duty in July of that same year. For a time, Junior George served with the 1390th Forestry Engineer Battalion in France, Holland, Belgium and Germany, but he was later transferred to the 13th Infantry Division.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.findagrave.com - Kenny Fitzwater, http://www.wvculture.org/

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, C.J. Wilson, Kenny Fitzwater