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CAMPBELL, Jesse Thurl - Date of
birth
7 November 1919 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Hamblen Township, Brown County, Indiana -
Hometown
Nashville, Brown County, Indiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35252613 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
741st Tank Battalion
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
6 June 1944 - Place of
death
Off shore of Omaha Beach, Normandy, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 30 | 8 |
Immediate family
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Members
Lt Col Alexander G. Campbell (father)
Margaret A. (Robinson) Campbell (mother)
Delbert R. Campbell (brother)
Curtis W. Campbell (brother)
James A. Campbell (brother)
Vernon H. Campbell (brother)
Ruth O. Campbell (sister)
Kenneth E. Campbell (brother)
Orval D. Campbell (brother)
Homer Campbell (halfbrother)
Oscar Campbell (halfbrother)
Emma Campbell (halfsister)
More information
Pvt Jesse T. Campbell was employed at the Continental Can Company.He enlisted at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana on 12 January 1942.
The Battalion was assigned to land on Omaha Beach on D-Day between Easy Red and Fox Green near Colleville-sur-Mer and St. Laurent-sur-Mer. Pvt Jesse Campbell was a crew member of one of the DD-Tanks that were launched into the water, was hit by a German shell and sunk before reaching the shore.
His remains washed ashore at the beach of Dieppe on 26 July 1944 and they were buried by the Germans in an islolted grave in Les Vertus, near St. Aubin-sur-Scie. After being disinterred by an American Graves Registration unit, Pvt Campbell was reburied as Unknown X-823 at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of St. André, Evreux, France on 13 November 1945.
On 15 April 1947, his remains were disinterred and they could be identified by laundry markings on his clothing, estimated height and color of hair. He was again buried in a temporary grave at the same cemetery.
He was given his finale resting place at Ardennes Cemetery on 9 May 1950.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com, www.archives.gov -
Enlistment Record, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - After Action Report 741st tank Battalion, Madison County Historical Society - Suzy Chambers, www.ancestry.com - Headstone Inscription and Interment Record / Family Trees / Birth Certificate, www.newspapers.com - The Call-Leader, IDPF
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Storiesbehindthestars.org