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WELLS, James Alexander - Date of
birth
18 September 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
20101500 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
101st Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
27 October 1944 - Place of
death
Near Moncourt, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 7 | 30 |
Immediate family
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Members
Richard A. Wells (father)
Julia B. (MacNeil) Wells (mother)
Margaret G. Wells (sister)
Rita A. Wells (sister)
Richard A. Wells (brother)
More information
Pfc James A. Wells joined the National Guard in Boston, Massachusetts on 16 January 1941.He died of wounds caused by artillery shell fragments in his femur.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Andilly, 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 / 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files / Seligman Family Tree, www.fold3.com - 26th Infantry Division
Photo source: -, www.findagrave.com - Nathan Needle