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Personal info

Full name
SAXON, James Alford "Jimmy"
Date of birth
26 January 1926
Age
19
Place of birth
Augusta, Augusta County, Georgia
Hometown
Carroll County, Georgia

Military service

Service number
34838835
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
315th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
27 March 1945
Place of death
South of Dinslaken, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
L 19 4

Immediate family

Members
Guy A. Saxon (father)
Janie (Youmans) Saxon (mother)

More information

Pvt James A. Saxon enlisted at Fort McPherson, Georgia.

Source of information: Leo Minne, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / U.S., Headstone and Interment Record / WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet