Born: September 17, 1922
Private First Class, United States Army Service# 19172021 D CO, 2ND BATTALION,
501ST PARACHUTE INFANTRY REGIMENT, 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION “SCREAMING EAGLES” Home or Place of Enlistment: Paul, Idaho
Died: June 6, 1944; Place: Basse-Normandie, France Buried: Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-Sur-Mer, Normandy, France Killed in Action while conducting combat operations against
Nazi Germany on D-Day during Operation Overlord. |
James was a passenger on the troop transport C47 #42-101025 which crashed in the Bois de Limors, near Picauville, France, killing all on board. There were 4 crew members and 18 paratroopers from the 2nd Battalion 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment aboard the aircraft.
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