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Personal info

Full name
RUTLEDGE, James Allen
Date of birth
26 July 1913
Age
31
Place of birth
Lunenburg, Lunenburg County, Virginia
Hometown
Beach, Chesterfield County, Virginia

Military service

Service number
33855082
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
314th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 January 1945
Place of death
Near Rohrwiller, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 18 1

Immediate family

Members
Richard A. Rutledge (father)
Ola J. (Burns) Rutledge (mother)
Frank B. Rutledge (brother)
Henry D. Rutledge (brother)
Ray Rutledge (brother)
Martha L. (Newcomb) Rutledge (wife)
George Rutledge (son)

More information

Pfc James A. Rutledge worked on his own farm before he enlisted in Richmond, Virginia on 21 March 1944.
He was killed by small arms fire in his chest.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Wright Reynolds Tree / 1940 Census / Virginia Marriage Records / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, Combat History 314th Infantry Regiment
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy