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STARK, James Sperry - Date of
birth
20 July 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California -
Hometown
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
20914997 -
Rank
Technician Fourth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
253rd Infantry Regiment,
63rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
11 April 1945 - Place of
death
Near Lampoldshausen, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 13 | 37 |
Immediate family
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Members
Theodore K. Stark (father)
Beulah E. (Sperry) Stark (mother)
George N. Stark (brother)
Theodore K. Stark (brother)
Charles R. Stark (brother)
More information
T/4 James S. Stark attended high school for three years and was a bookkeeping machine operator before he joined the National Guard in Los Angeles, California on 3 March 1941.He died in a field hospital to the effects of a gunshot in his stomach.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.63rdinfdiv.com, www.findagrave.com
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