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Personal info

Full name
DRUEN, James Oliver Paul
Date of birth
2 January 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky
Hometown
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana

Military service

Service number
35248070
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
314th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
9 December 1944
Place of death
Near Haguenau, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
A 29 27

Immediate family

Members
Frederick Druen (father)
Myrtle L. (McCullins) Druen (mother)
Mary M. (Barnes) Druen (wife)
Charles W. Druen (son)
David P. Druen (son)
Sandra S. Druen (daughter)

More information

Pvt James O.P. Druen was employed by the National Furniture Company before he enlisted at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana on 23 March 1944.

He was killed by artillery shell fragments.

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

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Dowers Family Tree / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card, Combat History 79th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - MAJ Jimmy Cotton
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - William Taber