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MC MINN, James Artis - Date of
birth
21 April 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Panola County, Mississippi -
Hometown
Panola County, Mississippi
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34926226 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
327th Glider Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
21 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Neffe, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 8 | 13 |
Immediate family
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Members
James H. Mc Minn (father)
Mabel C. Mc Minn (mother)
Mildred M. Mc Minn (sister)
Martha L. Mc Minn (sister)
More information
Pfc James A. Mc Minn enlisted in Camp Shelby, Mississippi on 31 December 1943.He attended high school for 2 years before he enlisted.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Grand Failly, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - Orville L. Kline, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, http://www.ww2-airborne.us, United States Census, 1940
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery