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ALAMEDA, James Robert "Bob" - Date of
birth
28 July 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Fort Bragg, Mendocino County, California -
Hometown
Mendocino, Mendocino County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
20909184 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
134th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
19 September 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Amance, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 15 | 87 |
Immediate family
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Members
Antonio A. Alameda (father)
Marie H. (Borges) Alameda (mother)
George H. Alameda (brother)
Ida Alameda (sister)
Pearl Alameda (sister)
Edythe Alameda (sister)
More information
Pfc James R. Alameda attended high school for four years and was a hotel clerk before he joined the National Guard in Santa Rosa, California on 3 March 1941.He was killed by small arms fire in his stomach.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Andilly, France.
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 Hospital Admission Card Files / Alameda Family Tree / 1930 Census, After Action Report 35th Infantry Division
Photo source: www.ancestry.com – U.S. School Yearbooks Mendocino, California