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MAINDS, James Stewart Jr - Date of
birth
16 May 1925 -
Age
19 -
Place of birth
Pleasant Ridge, Oakland County, Michigan -
Hometown
Royal Oak, Oakland County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36872571 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
143rd Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 October 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Biffontaine, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 9 | 50 |
Immediate family
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Members
James S. Mainds (father)
Susan E. (McCormick) Mainds (mother)
Betty L. Mainds (sister)
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Records / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men 1940-1947, https://36th-id.frb.io, 143rd-October-1944-to-end.pdf
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy