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Personal info

Full name
MOCK, James Donavon
Date of birth
25 February 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Washington County, Virginia
Hometown
Washington County, Virginia

Military service

Service number
33657788
Rank
Private
Function
Pathfinder
Unit
HQ Company,
3rd Battalion,
506th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
25 September 1944
Place of death
Koevering near Eerde, The Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
A 5 22

Immediate family

Members
James O. Mock (father)
Margaret A. (Clark) Mock (mother)
Margaret J. Mock (sister)

More information

James D Mock enlisted in Abingdon, Virginia on 4 October 1943.

Source of information: Ronald Stassen, Astrid van Erp, WWIIMemorial.com, Honoured by Niece, Marc van den Berkmortel, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Family Tree

Photo source: Jeannick Tapella, Nico Leers