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Personal info

Full name
TESTER, James Earle
Date of birth
26 August 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Telford, Washington County, Tennessee
Hometown
Washington County, Tennessee

Military service

Service number
34491470
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
22nd Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
17 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Brandscheid, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
B 14 18

Immediate family

Members
Millard F. Tester (father)
Eliza Tester (mother)
Glenn W. Tester (brother)
Robert D. Tester (brother)
Carroll Tester (brother)
Ray Tester (brother)
Dorothy Tester (sister)
Marie Tester (wife)

More information

Sgt James E. Tester enlisted in November 1942 and was sent overseas in March 1944 and landed at Utah Beach on 6 June 1944.

He is one of three brothers who are buried next to each other at Henri-Chapelle.

Source of information: Chad Bailey, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com, The Jonesborough Herald and Tribune

Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Chad Bailey / Johnson City Press Article, https://etvma.org/