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RUSH, James Donald - Date of
birth
12 February 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Cordova, Walker County, Alabama -
Hometown
Jefferson County, Alabama
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34107427 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
394th Infantry Regiment,
99th Infantry Division,
2nd Platoon
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
18 December 1944 - Place of
death
Mürringen, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 43 | 2 |
Immediate family
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Members
George H. Rush (father)
Lexie E. (Butler) Rush (mother)
George H. Rush (brother)
Mary S. Rush (sister)
Joseph R. Rush (brother)
Walter M. Rush (brother)
Willie N. (Laird) Rush (wife)
More information
T/Sgt James D. Rush attended high school for four years. He was employed as an apprentice in the composing room at The Birmingham - Age Herald.He enlisted at Fort Mc Clellan, Alabama on 11 July 1941.
T/Sgt Rush is remembered at Forest Hill Cemetery in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama with a memorial marker.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, WWII Draft Card, www.ancestry.com - various family trees, www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Dominque Potier, The Birmingham News - 12 July 1942