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Personal info

Full name
DIX, James O
Date of birth
17 May 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Clay, Clay County, West Virginia
Hometown
Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia

Military service

Service number
35753655
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
22nd Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
6 April 1945
Place of death
Edelfingen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
D 38 29

Immediate family

Members
Lula Dix (mother)

More information

S/Sgt James O. Dix enlisted in Clarksburg, West Virginia on 26 April 1943.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Danny van der Groen - Company's / 4ID After Action Reports, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record / 1940 Census / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men
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