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STEPHENS, James Alex - Date of
birth
5 November 1924 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana -
Hometown
Wisner, Franklin Parish, Louisiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38390386 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
11th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
8 September 1944 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 33 | 44 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Nick Stephens (father)
Effie Stephens (mother)
Raymond C. Stephens (brother)
George M. Stephens (brother)
Lois K. Stephens (sister)
Inez Stephens (sister)
More information
Pfc James A. Stephens attended Wisner High School for two years.He was wounded in the vicinity of Dornot, France.
“Stephens was with the cannons when he was hit by shells. The medics rolled him on his stomach. He was moving all around and the medics tried to keep him still. They lifted his shirt and gave him a few shots of morphine. I looked down at him and saw that he had a cut over 8 inches long by his kidneys. The officer called out for a jeep driver to bring him to a field hospital.”
He was initialy buried at the Champigneul Cemetery in Chalons sur Marne, France.
Source of information: Leo Minne, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.ancestry.com – 1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record,
"A footsoldier for Patton" - Michael C. Bilder/James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO, Google books “ Running wire at the front lines” page 80, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: , The Franklin Sun - 30 March 1944