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BARNES, Jesse Lee - Date of
birth
25 December 1915 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Ashe County, North Carolina -
Hometown
Harford County, Maryland
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33881856 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
407th Infantry Regiment,
102nd Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
17 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Linnich, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Thomas J. Barnes (father)
Bessie Barnes (mother)
Myrtle A. (Eller) Barnes (wife)
Elizabeth Barnes (daughter)
Virginia Barnes (daughter)
James Barnes (son)
Jesse L. Barnes (son)
More information
Pvt Jesse L. Barnes' second son Jesse was born after his death.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten