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Personal info

Full name
CAIN, James Fike
Date of birth
21 April 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Nebraska
Hometown
Falls City, Richardson County, Nebraska

Military service

Service number
O-538182
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
F Company,
3rd Battalion,
406th Infantry Regiment,
102nd Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 November 1944
Place of death
Near Gereonsweiler, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
L 3 22

Immediate family

Members
Jean B. Cain (father)
Blanche A. (Fike) Cain (mother)
Jane L. Cain (sister)
Jean E. Cain (brother)
Blanche B. Cain (sister)
Helen E. (Chaney) Cain (wife)

More information

2nd Lt James F. Cain graduated from the University of Nebraska in 1943 after he practiced law together with his father.

He was initially buried in a temporary grave at Margraten on 19 November 1944. After being disinterred and after the cemetery was given a permanent status, he was given his final resting place on 3 March 1949.

He was awarded the Silver Star Medal postumously. The citation states: 'After leading a succesful assault, he was killed while supervising the disposition of his troops to insure their personal safety.'

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Family Trees / 1940 Census, The Nebraska State Journal

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - University of Nebraska Yearbook 1939 and 1940