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NOLAND, James William Jr - Date of
birth
28 August 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Fauquier County, Virginia -
Hometown
Fauquier County, Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-824547 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
378th Fighter Squadron,
362nd Fighter Group
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Awards
Air Medal
Death
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Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
28 June 1945 - Place of
death
The woods, 2 km northeast of Zandt-Denkendorf, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 4 | 23 |
Immediate family
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Members
James W. Noland (father)
Catherine S. (Gray) Noland (mother)
Catherine V. Noland (sister)
Nellie M. Noland (sister)
Mary A. Noland (sister)
Annie L. Noland (sister)
Margaret L. Noland (sister)
Eleanor Noland (sister)
Nelson C. Noland (brother)
Anne C. (Shaffer) Noland (wife)
More information
2nd Lt James W. Noland, Jr. attended joined the Air Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve at Bolling Field, District of Columbia, on 29 September 1942.A memorial was erected on the spot where his airplane crashed.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Gray Family Tree / Virginia Birth Records / Our history,
Photo source: Fauquier Democrat - 20 September 1945