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WOOD, James Stoner - Date of
birth
10 July 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Muncy, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Muncy, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1055510 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
1st Battalion,
355th Infantry Regiment,
89th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
11 March 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Alf, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 16 | 24 |
Immediate family
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Members
Thomas Wood (father)
Eva B. (Stoner) Wood (mother)
William H. Wood (brother)
Fanny R. Wood (sister)
Thomas Wood (brother)
Harry P. Wood (brother)
Bonnie (Rush) Wood (wife)
More information
2nd Lt James S. Wood graduated from Muncy Creek High School and attended Bucknell University and was a driver.He enlisted in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on 20 August 1942 and was sent overseas in January 1945.
2nd Lt Wood is remembered at Muncy Cemetery in Muncy, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania with a memorial marker.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 / Headstone and Interment Records
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery / gloria (glo) wolf, Joel Frampton Gilfert, Bucknell University - 1941