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Personal info

Full name
JAMES, John
Date of birth
9 July 1920
Age
25
Place of birth
Larksville, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Luzerne, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
7022080
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Finding of Death
Date of death
11 October 1945
Place of death
Verlauteheide, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Walls of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Thomas James (father)
Dorothy James (mother)
Elisabeth James (sister)
Margaret James (sister)
Thomas James (brother)
Merle James (sister)
Dorothy James (sister)
Natalie James (sister)
Sarah James (sister)
Carol James (sister)
Jacqueline James (sister)

More information

Private John James joined the Regular Army in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He served four years in the Panama Canal Zone before he returned to the United States for a furlough.

He was declared officially dead one day and one year after he was reported missing in action.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Veteran Compensation Application File / 1930/1940 Census

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, SBTS Dave Nagle