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Personal info

Full name
ALDRICH, James Clayton
Date of birth
8 May 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Wakonda, Clay County, South Dakota
Hometown
Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa

Military service

Service number
37694856
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
11th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Marly, Metz, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
J 42 31

Immediate family

Members
Eugene Aldrich (father)
Theresa Aldrich (mother)
Harry Aldrich (brother)
Ray Aldrich (brother)
Mary Aldrich (sister)
Erden Aldrich (sister)
Natalie Aldrich (sister)
Earl Aldrich (brother)
Delmar Aldrich (brother)
Gerald Aldrich (brother)
Ruby I. (Brown) Aldrich (wife)
Douglas E. Aldrich (son)
Marcia L. Aldrich (daughter)

More information

Pvt James C. Aldrich enlisted at Camp Dodge, Iowa on 8 April 1944.

He graduated from high school in 1935 and was employed at Montgomery Wards.

He was first buried the the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Limey, France.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – Headstone and Interment Record

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Dan Phelan, Argus-Leader - 19 December 1944