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CORNER, James Walker - Date of
birth
30 April 1915 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Wisconsin -
Hometown
Los Angeles County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-1288184 -
Rank
Captain -
Function
Company Commander -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
405th Infantry Regiment,
102nd Infantry Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
2 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Beeck, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 7 | 15 |
Immediate family
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Members
Douglas C. Corner (father)
Mary E. (Walker) Corner (mother)
Douglas C. Corner Jr. (brother)
More information
Capt James W. Corner graduated from Stanford University where he majored in English Public Speaking.He was an actor and had appeared on the stage in London and New York as well as in motion pictures.
He volunteered for the Army of the United States on 11 December 1941 in Los Angeles, California.
The citiation for his Silver Star Medal stated: "He surprised a German troop shelter and took 19 prisoners, later led the company in a furious and succesfull attack."
Two pictures were taken at Stanford University on 1935 and 1937. One picture was taken by Major William C. Crawford at Fort Dix during the summer of 1944. In his memoirs, Major Crawford wrote that Captain Corner "was one of our best Company Commanders - a splendid officer, and such a handsome man. They served together in the Rhineland.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com - Ozark Researcher, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census, www.findagrave.com - Chris Mirando, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, The Los Angeles Times - 16 August 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Stanford University 1935, Betty Crawford Troup (daughter of Major Crawford)