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Personal info

Full name
BELLISTON, James Leslie Jr "Jimmie"
Date of birth
26 May 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Nephi, Juab County, Utah
Hometown
Nephi, Juab County, Utah

Military service

Service number
39918969
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
376th Infantry Regiment,
94th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
26 January 1945
Place of death
Sinz, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 13 54

Immediate family

Members
James L. Belliston (father)
Alberta B. (Wilkins) Belliston (mother)
Walter J. Belliston (brother)
Allen E. Belliston (brother)
Rosemary Belliston (sister)

More information

Pfc James L. Belliston enlisted in Salt Lake City, Utah on 4 August 1943.

He is remembered at the Vine Bluff Cemetery in Nephi, Juab County, Utah.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Mann Family Tree, http://www.94thinfdiv.com, www.findagrave.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery / Alicia Wilson, www.newspapers.com – The Times News Utah - 15 February 1945