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Personal info

Full name
BEALS, James
Date of birth
1 Octorber 1922
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Myersdale, Somerset County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Akron, Summit County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35587778
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
357th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
9 October 1944
Place of death
Maiziéres lés Metz, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
B 16 19

Immediate family

Members
James E. Beals (father)
Marion (Kendall) Beals (mother)
George Beals (brother)
Jack E. Beals (brother)
Bruce K. Beals (brother)
Betty J. Beals (sister)
Julia (Gabric) Beals (wife)

More information

Pvt James Beals was a driver before he enlisted in Akron, Ohio on 26 October 1942.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Andilly, France.

His younger brother, Pvt Bruce K. Beals was killed on 25 July 1944. He is buried at Normandy American Cemetery.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census U.S. / Summit County Ohio Marriage Records, www.newspapers.com – The Akron Beacon Journal Ohio - 27 October 1944

Photo source: www.newspapers.com – The Akron Beacon Journal Ohio - 27 October 1944