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PLUNKETT, James Francis - Date of
birth
2 July 1914 -
Age
30 - Place of
birth
Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota -
Hometown
Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1307459 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
324th Infantry Regiment,
44th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
5 December 1944 - Place of
death
Saint-Amand-Montrond, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 24 | 35 |
Immediate family
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Members
James P. Plunkett (father)
Anne M. (Shine) Plunkett (mother)
Mary H. Plunkett (sister)
Robert W. Plunkett (brother)
Jane K. Plunkett (sister)
John J. Plunkett (brother)
Mary E. (Coonan) Plunkett (wife)
More information
1st Lt James F. Plunkett attended college for four years and was employed at the Northern Pacific Railway before he joined the U.S. Army Reserve at Fort Snelling, Minnesota on 30 March 1942.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Hochfelden, France.
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 / Peggy’s Tree / Minnesota Birth Index, www.findagrave.com – Shane O
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