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Personal info

Full name
MASSEY, James Thomas
Date of birth
23 September 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Laurel, Sussex County, Delaware
Hometown
Keyport, Monmouth County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
32917656
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
347th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
25 March 1945
Place of death
Rhens, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 4 32

Immediate family

Members
John Massey (father)
Helen Massey (mother)
Beulah Massey (sister)
Edward Massey (brother)
Elwood Massey (brother)
Josephine (Hickey) Massey (wife)

More information

T/5 James T. Massey was a mechanic and repairman of motor vehicles at Clarence's Garage on Route 36, Keyport before he enlisted in Newark, New Jersey on 24 April 1943 and was sent overseas in November 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930 Census, http://87thinfantrydivision.com, www.newspapers.com - Keyport Weekly 3 May 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, www.newspapers.com - Keyport Weekly 3 May 1945