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Personal info

Full name
HOCKETT, James Arthur "Bob"
Date of birth
20 December 1915
Age
28
Place of birth
Rawlins County, Kansas
Hometown
Decatur County, Kansas

Military service

Service number
37004503
Rank
Technician Fourth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
35th Tank Battalion,
4th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
2 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Domfessel, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
J 40 30

Immediate family

Members
Clark I. Hockett (father)
Cora E. (Mapes) Hockett (mother)
Gladys V. Hockett (sister)
Ruth Hockett (sister)
Harry Hockett (brother)
Bertha M. Hockett (sister)
Florence I. Hockett (sister)
Mildred E. Hockett (sister)
Charles G. Peterson (half brother)
Natalie S. Hockett (wife)

More information

T/4 James A. Hockett was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Limey, France.

Source of information: AndrĂ© Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1920 Census / Monroe Swisher Carter Tree / Headstone and Interment Record

Photo source: www.ancestry.com - pugmon5740