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Personal info

Full name
MORAN, James Ray
Date of birth
24 June 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Ansted, Fayette County, West Virginia
Hometown
Ansted, Fayette County, West Virginia

Military service

Service number
35213198
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
1276th Engineer Combat Battalion
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
7 December 1944
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
A 13 32

Immediate family

Members
James E. Moran (father)
Mabel B. (Ray) Moran (mother)
Katherine L. Moran (sister)

More information

Sgt James R. Moran enlisted in Huntington, West Virginia on 9 October 1941.
He attended High School for 4 years and was a welder before he enlisted.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Various Family Trees

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Normsanford