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Personal info

Full name
CRAMER, James J
Date of birth
15 January 1926
Age
18
Place of birth
Prairie du Sac, Sauk County, Wisconsin
Hometown
Prairie Du Sac, Sauk County, Wisconsin

Military service

Service number
36823467
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
13 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Arnaville, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
D 10 26

Immediate family

Members
James D. Cramer (father)
Elsie M. Cramer (mother)
Kenneth A. Cramer (brother)

More information

Pfc James Cramer graduated from Prairie du Sac High School in June 1943.


Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / Wartzok Family Tree, "A footsoldier for Patton" - Michael C. Bilder/James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry division in the ETO

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - arindle, www.newspapers.com - 23 October 1944