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Personal info

Full name
HELD, James Edward
Date of birth
13 January 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Hartford, Washington County, Wisconsin
Hometown
Slinger County, Wisconsin
Religion
Catholic

Military service

Service number
16092214
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
414th Infantry Regiment,
104th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
27 October 1944
Place of death
Zundert, The Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 8 22

Immediate family

Members
Henry Held (father)
Anna L. Held (mother)
Robert Held (brother)
Dorothy Held (sister)
Marie E. Held (sister)
Margaret Held (sister)
Jerome A. Held (brother)
Walter Held (brother)

More information

Pfc James E. Held worked in a chemical factory before he joined the U.S. Army Reserve in Fort Custer, Michigan on 2 March 1943.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Arjan van Hassel, Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / WWII Draft Card, Karl Held

Photo source: Peter Schouteten