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Personal info

Full name
TIMMONS, James Malcomb
Date of birth
30 May 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina
Hometown
Hoskins, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

Military service

Service number
34607050
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
11th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Dornot-Arnaville, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 5 44

Immediate family

Members
Edward E. Timmons (father)
W.L. Pearson (stepfather)
Lula E. (Wynn) Timmons (mother)
Janette Timmons (sister)
Furman Timmons (brother)
Charles Timmons (brother)

More information

Pfc James M. Timmons attended Thomasboro High School in Charlotte and worked in a textile factory.

He enlisted at Camp Croft, South Carolina on 19 February 1943 and was sent overseas in July 1943.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record 1942-1949 / Millenium Family Tree, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - LuxAmCem