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JAMES, Roland Wallace - Date of
birth
26 August 1917 -
Age
27 -
Place of birth
Chatham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Chatham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31018618 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
101st Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
23 November 1944 - Place of
death
Near Albestroff, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 4 | 47 |
Immediate family
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Members
Francis L. James (father)
Arabelle C. (Cook) James (mother)
Thelma C. James (sister)
Howard W. James (brother)
Ernestine J. James (sister)
June F. James (sister)
Vivian M. James (sister)
Frank B. James (brother)
Shirley E. James (sister)
More information
T/Sgt Roland W. James attended high school for four years and was a janitor and sexton before he enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts on 1 March 1941.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.
He is remembered at the Memorial Walk in Chatham, Massachusetts at the Old Atwood House.
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 / New Bedford Family /1940 Census, After Action Report 26th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - ditdit
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Major M / ditdit