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BARNETT, James Mainord - Date of
birth
1921 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Tennessee -
Hometown
Jackson, Madison County, Tennessee
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
20458280 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
117th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 November 1944 - Place of
death
Kinzweiler - Sankt-Jöris, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| O | 16 | 14 |
Immediate family
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Members
Homer M. Barnett (father)
Mary A. (Lovell) Barnett (mother)
Nettie J. Barnett (stepmother)
Dorothy Barnett (sister)
Milton L. Barnett (brother)
Betty J. Corum (stepsister)
Nell M. Corum (stepsister)
Cedric (Bray) Barnett (wife)
Barbara J. Barnett (daughter)
More information
T/Sgt James M. Barnett worked as a grocery clerk.He enlisted in Jackson, Tennessee on 16 September 1940 and was stationed at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, Fort Benning, Georgia and Camp Blanding, Florida. He was sent overseas in February 1944.
His brother-in-law, Raymond Bray is buried at the American Military Cemetery in Normandy.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, Erwin Derhaag, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.oldhickory30th.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, The Jackson Sun (Jackson, Tennessee)
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, The Jackson Sun (Jackson, Tennessee)