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Personal info

Full name
VAN DORN, James E
Date of birth
25 June 1912
Age
32
Place of birth
Indiana
Hometown
Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas

Military service

Service number
37503303
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
2nd Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Missing in Action
Date of death
9 October 1944
Place of death
Near a dith, southwest of the fort
In the vicinity of Fort Driant, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Homer E. Van Dorn (father)
Edna M. (Cox) Van Dorn (mother)
Joseph R. Van Dorn (brother)
Mabel Van Dorn (sister)
Hazel Van Dorn (wife)
Richard Van Dorn (son)
Delores Van Dorn (daughter)

More information

Pfc Van Dorn was killed when a large caliber shell landed in a foxhole in which he had taken cover. A search of the shell crater and surrounding area, made after the explosion took place, failed to reveal any trace of his remains. A field investigation in November 1946 had no result either.

Source of information: Leo Minne, Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.ancestry.com – Kansas City and County Records, www.findagrave.com, IDPF

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Dave Hansen