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SWINDELLS, James Edward - Date of
birth
5 April 1922 -
Age
23 -
Place of birth
Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine -
Hometown
Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31216049 -
Rank
Technician Fourth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
11th Tank Battalion,
10th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
30 April 1945 - Place of
death
Near Lermoos, Austria
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 23 | 26 |
Immediate family
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Members
James Swindells (father)
Alice J. (Burpee) Swindells (mother)
Mary A. Swindells (sister)
John R. Swindells (brother)
Dorothy B. Swindells (sister)
More information
T/4 James E. Swindels enlisted in Portland, Maine on 2 November 1942.He was killed by artillery shell fragments.
He is remembered at the Mount Hope Cemetery in Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Van Aken Family Tree / 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.findagrave.com – Russ Pickett, www.10tharmored.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Nicole Leibrecht Gros / Luxembourg Chronicles / Finding Graves