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Personal info

Full name
ASHER, James Nelson
Date of birth
4 October 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Troy, Athens County, Ohio
Hometown
Troy, Miami County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35239717
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
D Company,
1st Battalion,
2nd Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
7 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Eisenschmitt, East of Bitburg, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
I 2 24

Immediate family

Members
David N. Asher (father)
Margaret I. (Cruea) Asher (mother)
David Asher Jr. (brother)
Herald Asher (brother)
Frances M. Asher (sister)
Thelma Asher (sister)
Frances (Parcher) Asher (wife)
Vicki L. Asher (daughter)

More information

Pfc James N. Asher enlisted at Fort Hayes Columbus, Ohio on 16 August 1944.

He attended 2 years of high school and was employed as a production worker before he enlisted.

Source of information: Leo Minne, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record, "A footsoldier for Patton" - Michael C. Bilder/James G. Bilder, www.findagrave.com, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Dominique Potier, www.ancestry.com