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YARRICK, James Aloysious - Date of
birth
22 February 1906 -
Age
38 - Place of
birth
Newark, Essex County, New Jersey -
Hometown
Niles, Berrien County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36859249 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
167th Engineer Combat Battalion
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
9 January 1945 - Place of
death
France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 41 | 16 |
Immediate family
-
Members
John Yarrick (father)
Victoria Yarrick (mother)
Bernice E. (Chappel) Yarrick (wife)
More information
Cpl James A. Yarrick was employed by the National Standard Company.He enlisted on 28 June 1943 and was sent overseas on 1 July 1944.
He had previously served eight years in the U.S. Navy before the war.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, wwiimemorial, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Michigan Marriage Records, www.findagrave.com - Donna P., www.newspapers.com - The Herald Press - 23 January 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy