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Personal info

Full name
ADDISON, James Roach
Date of birth
23 May 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Haddon Heights, Camden County, New Jersey
Hometown
Haddon Heights, Camden County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
42110006
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
39th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
21 October 1944
Place of death
Hürtgenwald, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 7 34

Immediate family

Members
John T. Addison (father)
Donna S. Addison (mother)
Mary (Bretherton) Addison (wife)
Judith Addison (daughter)

Biography

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More information

James R. Addison graduated from Haddon Heights High School and was well-known as baseball player troughout South Jersey. He worked for the Esterbrook Pen Company as an electrician.

He enlisted at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 27 March 1944 and was sent overseas in September 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920 census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com - Haddon Heights High School Yearbook 1935