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IAMES, Lloyd A - Date of
birth
21 April 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Shenandoah, Page County, Iowa -
Hometown
Sacramento, Sacramento County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1018164 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
32nd Armored Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 December 1944 - Place of
death
The field next to the N62, near the crossroads "Five Points"
Baugnez, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 6 | 36 |
Immediate family
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Members
Walter Iames (father)
Mattie Iames (mother)
Donald Iames (brother)
Wayne Iames (brother)
Eugene Iames (brother)
Betty Iames (sister)
Jessie M. (Hancock) Iames (wife)
More information
He was one of the victims of Malmedy massacre when German SS soldiers of the 1st Panzer Division captured over 100 American soldiers at Baugnez Crossroads outside Malmedy, Belgium, on 17 December 1944 during the Battle of the Bulge and, under orders to take no prisoners, placed them in an open field and then machine gunned them. When the machine guns stopped, the SS went through the field where some victims were still alive and systematically finished them off with pistols at short range leaving 84 soldiers dead when they had finished. Fortunately, when the machine guns first started shooting, a number of soldiers ran and some managed to escape and tell the story of how the Germans had treated the others who had not survived.His name is mentioned on the monument on the opposite side of the road.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, Fatal Crossroads - Danny S. Parker, DeCapo Press 2012
Photo source: Siem Voogt