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Personal info

Full name
MOOREFIELD, James Edward Jr
Date of birth
27 November 1918
Age
25
Place of birth
High Point, Davidson County, North Carolina
Hometown
Randleman, Randolph County, North Carolina

Military service

Service number
34177360
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
12 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Pommérieux, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 22 55

Immediate family

Members
James E. Moorefield Sr. (father)
Ollive A. (Henderson) Moorefield (mother)
Pauline Moorefield (sister)
Reitzel J. Moorefield (brother)
Mary I. Moorefield (sister)
Martha Moorefield (sister)
Charles H. Moorefield (brother)
David J. Moorefield (brother)
Evon O. Moorefield (brother)
Chester R. Moorefield (brother)
Clara L. Moorefield (sister)
Ruth Moorefield (sister)
Ruby (French) Moorefield (wife)
Jimmy Moorefield (son)

More information

Pfc. James E. Moorefield enlisted at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina, on 20 January 1942.

He worked in a furniture factory before he enlisted.

He was first buried in the U.S. Temporary Cemetery Limey, Toul, France.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, www.newspaperarchives.com, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO

Photo source: www.Newspaperarchives.com, www.findagrave.com – Theresa Anderson Kelly