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BUCHANAN, James M - Date of
birth
1912 -
Age
unknown -
Place of birth
Dominion of Newfoundland -
Hometown
Brighton, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31368972 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
397th Infantry Regiment,
100th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
10 June 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Stuttgart, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 3 | 23 |
Immediate family
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Members
Hugh M. Buchanan (father)
Evelyn (Wells) Buchanan (mother)
Muriel Buchanan (sister)
George Buchanan (brother)
Clara Pearl (Smith) Buchanan (wife)
More information
Pfc James M. Buchanan's father emigrated from Sydney, Nova Scotia, via rail to Boston, Massachusetts on 21 April 1915. He, his mother, sister, and brother arrived in Vanceboro, Maine, in May 1915.He worked as a stock clerk. He was married to Clara P. Smith on 1 December 1937 in Hampton, New Hampshire.
He enlisted on 26 July 1943 in Boston, Massachusetts.
On 10 June 1945, a jeep of E Company ran over an antitank mine, killing two men. They were driving on an unused, unpaved road.
Source of information: Yannick, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / World War II Army Enlistment Records / New Hampshire Marriage and Divorce Records / New Hampshire Marriage Records Index / Massachusetts State and Federal Naturalization Records / U.S. Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., 'Boxcars and Burps Easy Does It', 'Regiment of the Century: The Story of the 397th Infantry Regiment'
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