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Personal info

Full name
ARNOLD, James A
Date of birth
18 December 1914
Age
29
Place of birth
Roanoke County, Virginia
Hometown
Roanoke, Virginia

Military service

Service number
33656897
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
11th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

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

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
B 34 31

Immediate family

Members
Adam S. Arnold (father)
Nina C. (Scanlon) Arnold (mother)
Mary C. Arnold (sister)
Catherine S. Arnold (sister)
Philip A. Arnold (brother)
Marjorie L. Arnold (sister)
Louise E. (Griffin) Arnold (wife)

More information

Pfc James A. Arnold attended college and was a clerk before he enlisted in Roanoke, Virginia on 7 September 1943.

He was first buried at 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 – 1920/1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record 1942-1949 / Roanoke Veterans Memorial Family Tree / WWII Draft Cards Young Men, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry division in the ETO

Photo source: -, https://vawarmemorial.org/