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Personal info

Full name
CROSBY, James Hubert
Date of birth
8 September 1911
Age
33
Place of birth
Walterboro, Colleton County, South Carolina
Hometown
Nassau County, Florida

Military service

Service number
34530403
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
60th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
17 March 1945
Place of death
Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
B 5 11

Immediate family

Members
William J. Crosby (father)
Mary L. Crosby (mother)
Eugene Crosby (brother)
Yarbrough Crosby (brother)
May Crosby (sister)
Thadeus Crosby (brother)
Vera Crosby (sister)
Everett Crosby (brother)

More information

James enlisted at Camp Blanding, Florida on 13 November 1942. He served in front-line combat with the 60th Infantry, 9th Division´Go Devils´in Europe and North Africa. He had a younger brother Everett who was a Marine during WWII. Both parents and brother are buried at Hughes Cemetery, Nassau County, Florida. After leaving South Carolina, the family lived in St. Augustine in 1930 before moving to Nassau County.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com , www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930 Census / Headstone and Interment Record

Photo source: Peter Schouteten