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Personal info

Full name
SHIFLETT, James Howard
Date of birth
4 March 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Randolph County, Alabama
Hometown
Pisgah, Jackson County, Alabama

Military service

Service number
34816834
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
320th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
22 November 1944
Place of death
Gréning, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 42 18

Immediate family

Members
Charlie J. Shiflett (father)
Artrice M. (Wood) Shiflett (mother)
Burl B. Shiflett (brother)
Bertie Shiflett (sister)
Milner Shiflett (brother)
Annie M. Shiflett (sister)
Arrie V. Shiflett (brother)
Charles E. Shiflett (brother)
James F. Shiflett (brother)
Harry Shiflett (brother)
Donald R. Shiflett (brother)
Jerry Shiflett (brother)
Warrior P. Shiflett (brother)
Decee Shiflett (sister)

More information

Pfc James H. Shiflett worked on a farm before he enlisted at Fort McClellan, Alabama on 9 October 1943. He was sent overseas in July 1944.

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 / 2Big of a Family, After Action Report 35th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, www.ancestry.com - Donnashif