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ABBOTT, James Bryce - Date of
birth
14 May 1912 -
Age
32 - Place of
birth
Bluffton, Wells County, Indiana -
Hometown
Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35546681 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
71st Infantry Regiment,
44th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
13 November 1944 - Place of
death
Derbamont, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 15 | 7 |
Immediate family
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Members
Edgar C. Abbott (father)
Nellie A. (Stalter) Abbott (mother)
Nedra M. Abbott (sister)
Paul D. Abbott (brother)
Martha J. Abbott (sister)
Richard C. Abbott (brother)
Betty P. Abbott (sister)
John H. Abbott (brother)
Constance R. Abbott (sister)
Meriam Abbott (sister)
Joan Abbott (sister)
Marjory K. Abbott (sister)
More information
Pfc James B. Abbott was employed at the Bass Foundry and Machine Company before he enlisted in Toledo, Ohio on 11 February 1943.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com – A Grateful American www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Schoffstoll Family Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930 Census, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy