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Personal info

Full name
ORCHARD, James Russell
Date of birth
14 September 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Devils Lake, Ramsey County, North Dakota
Hometown
Spokane County, Washington

Military service

Service number
39463230
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
157th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
1 November 1944
Place of death
Near La Salle, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 5 44

Immediate family

Members
Frederick G. Orchard (father)
Katherine G. (Dishart) Orchard (mother)
Leo F. Orchard (brother)
Gregory F. Orchard (brother)
Franklin H. Orchard (brother)
George K. Orchard (brother)
Collette G. Orchard (sister)
Harry J. Orchard (brother)
Mary M. Orchard (sister)
Katherine L. Orchard (sister)
Ray M. Orchard (brother)
Beatrice Orchard (sister)
Irene Orchard (sister)
Rose Orchard (sister)
Fern A. (Kennedy) Orchard (wife)

More information

Pvt James R. Orchard graduated from Gonzaga High School and was employed at Inland Empire Paper Company.

He enlisted in Spokane, Washington on 11 March 1943.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census, http://www.45thdivision.org, www.findagrave.om – NW Pioneer, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: -, www.ancestry.com - Gonzaga Preparatory Yearbook 1945, www.findagrave.com – Andy, www.ancestry.com – Long Time Member