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Personal info

Full name
WHITTLE, James
Date of birth
15 March 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Lexington, Lexington County, South Carolina
Hometown
Lexington County, South Carolina

Military service

Service number
34849291
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
311th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
3 January 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
J 8 12

Immediate family

Members
Oscar Whittle (father)
Mary Whittle (mother)
Willie Whittle (brother)
Ottis Whittle (brother)
Rufus Whittle (brother)
Genieve Whittle (sister)
Janie Whittle (sister)
Harriet Whittle (sister)

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com - James L. Cooper, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920/1930 U.S. Census / WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet