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Personal info

Full name
COULSON, James W
Date of birth
20 April 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Kyles, Jackson County, Alabama
Hometown
Jackson County, Alabama

Military service

Service number
34811114
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
987th Field Artillery Battalion
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 November 1944
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 8 31

Immediate family

Members
James D. Coulson (father)
Georgia E. (Smith) Coulson (mother)
Jennie M. Coulson (sister)

More information

Pvt James W. Coulson enlisted on 2 July 1943 at Fort McClellan, Alabama

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Family Tree

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Linda Kay Dison Welch