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SHOUGH, James Andrew "Jimmy" - Date of
birth
2 June 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Albany, Linn County, Washington -
Hometown
Albany, Linn County, Oregon
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
20939234 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
505th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 September 1944 - Place of
death
Groesbeek, the Netherlands
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 9 | 4 |
Immediate family
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Members
Jessie E. Shough (father)
Alwine K. (Otto) Shough (mother)
Henrietta Shough (sister)
More information
Pfc James A. Shough graduated from Albany High School in 1940, where he played basketball and baseball and was an actor.He joined the Coast Guard of the National Guard in Marshfield, Oregon on 16 September 1940. He completed his training as a paratrooper at Fort Benning, Georgia and was assigned to the 462nd Artillery Battalion at Camp Mackall, North Carolina in 1943.
He was initially buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Molenhoek, the Netherlands on 20 September 1944.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.marketgarden.com, www.ancestry.com - Schwartz Wulkow Family Tree, www.newspapers.com - Daily Capital Journal
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Albany High School yearbook 1938