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Personal info

Full name
GARNER, James Legrant
Date of birth
25 December 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Dresden, Weakley County, Tennessee
Hometown
Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36915122
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
254th Infantry Regiment,
63rd Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
12 April 1945
Place of death
Haag, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
B 20 24

Immediate family

Members
Lee A. Garner (father)
Grace (Legrant) Garner (mother)
Leonard L. Garner (brother)
Alpheus H. Garner (brother)
Dorothy G. Garner (sister)
Edna R. Garner (sister)
Marslette L. Garner (sister)
Hazel L. (Morris) Garner (wife)
James G. Garner (son)

More information

Pvt James L. Garner was a factory worker before he enlisted.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Rhinehart Witty Family Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1940 Census, www.63rdinfdiv.com, www.findagrave.com
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