Details for Joseph "Joe" Robert James| Rank: | Unit: | Branch of Service: | Enlistment Date: | | Corporal |
17th Airborne Division, 513th Parachute Infantry, Co. C
Technician 5th grade Infantry
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Army
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Source: CO 1-14-45
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| Date of Birth: | Place of Birth: | Date of Death - Place: | Age at death: | | 9/17/1923 | Greensboro, NC | 3/24/1945 - north of Ruhr, Germany | 21 |
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| Family Information Prior to 1947 |
| Parent Name and Address: | Mr. and Mrs. William Robert (Daisy Ann) James
1404 Enderly Rd. and other addresses
Charlotte, NC | |
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| Sibling Name and Address: | Mrs. Sam (Dorothy J.) Cook, Jr.
1404 Enderly Rd. (also of Charleston, SC)
Charlotte, NC | |
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| Family Member Name and Address: | Mr. and Mrs. Graydon T. James of Charlotte (uncle and aunt)
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| Education: | | Harding High School, Charlotte, graduate, 1942 |
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| Military Posts/Deployments: | | Camp Blanding, FL | | Camp Rucker, AL | | Camp Shanks, NY | | England, France | | Fort Benning, GA | | Germany, Battle of the Rhine | | Joseph Robinson, Ark. |
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| Other Affiliations: | | West Avenue Presbyterian Church |
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| Promotions & Awards: | Citation of Honor
| Purple Heart
| Wings
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| | Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: | While parachuting into Germany he was hit by flak and killed after his first combat jump.
Buried in the American military cemetery in Margraten, Holland.
Memorial service at West Avenue Presbyterian Church on Apr 29, 1945. |
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