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Personal info

Full name
APPLEMAN, James Elroy
Date of birth
11 July 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Ponca City, Kay County, Oklahoma
Hometown
Alva, Woods County, Oklahoma

Military service

Service number
38570789
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
36th Armored Infantry Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
6 April 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
H 18 22

Immediate family

Members
Stratton B. Appleman (father)
Edna S. (Howarth) Appleman (mother)
Norma Appleman (sister)
Raymond Appleman (brother)

More information

Pfc Appleman enlisted July 30, 1944. He graduated from the Alva High School in May, 1944. He was a member of the Methodist Church.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Crockett-Pulliam Family Tree, www.findagrave.com - Don J

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Michael Beach / Don J