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Personal info

Full name
WHIPPLE, James Mason Jr
Date of birth
16 October 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Monroe, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana
Hometown
Webster Parish, Louisiana

Military service

Service number
34074597
Rank
Technician Fourth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
345th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 February 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Olzheim, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 15 32

Immediate family

Members
James M. Whipple (father)
Mary (Dunton) Whipple (mother)
Georgie M. Whipple (sister)
Lucy Whipple (sister)
Bettie Whipple (sister)
Thomas Whipple (brother)

More information

T/4 James M. Whipple Jr. enlisted in the Regular Army at Jacksonville AAF, Florida on 13 May 1941.

He was a carpenter before he enlisted.

Source of information: Leo Minne, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.com - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet