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Personal info

Full name
DELP, James Edward
Date of birth
29 November 1917
Age
26
Place of birth
Westfield, Clark County, Illinois
Hometown
Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
O-1014036
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
25th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized),
4th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
22 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Athienville, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 20 95

Immediate family

Members
Dorsey E. Delp (father)
May O. (Pinnell) Delp (mother)
Dorsey Delp (brother)
Charles R. Delp (brother)
Margaret Delp) (sister)
Grace (Jennings) Delp (wife)
Jim Delp (son)

More information

James E. Delp attended Mount Vernon High School.

He enlisted in Chicago Illinois on 17 June 1941.

He was initially buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Saint James, France.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Records, www.newspapers.com - Mt. Vernon Register-News - 15 December 1949

Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Mount Vernon High School - courtesy of Jamie Poorman - Head Librarian Marshall Public Library