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Personal info

Full name
APPLETON, James Henry
Date of birth
31 August 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
New York City, New York
Hometown
New York City, New York

Military service

Service number
32966671
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
20th Armored Infantry Battalion,
10th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
26 February 1945
Place of death
Trier, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 4 55

Immediate family

Members
Leroy H. Appleton (father)
Corinna Appleton (mother)
Virginia Appleton (sister)

More information

Pfc James H. Appleton attended high school for three years before he enlisted in New York City, New York on 8 June 1943.

He died from burns to his body.

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 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.10tharmored.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery