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Personal info

Full name
RODDY, James Franklin
Date of birth
18 May 1905
Age
39
Place of birth
Campobello, Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Hometown
Cowpens, Spartanburg County, South Carolina

Military service

Service number
34129024
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Rifleman
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
9 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Raucourt, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 24 31

Immediate family

Members
John F. Roddy (father)
Fannie (Alverson) Roddy (mother)
Marry Roddy (sister)
Paul Roddy (brother)
Clifford Roddy (brother)
Ralph Roddy (brother)
Frank Roddy (brother)
Grady Roddy (brother)
Mamie Roddy (sister)
Woodrow Roddy (brother)
Otis Roddy (brother)

More information

Pfc James F. Roddy worked on a farm before he enlisted at Fort Jackson, Columbia, South Carolina on 22 July 1942.

He is also remembered at the Piedmont Baptist Cemetery in Chesnee, Spartanburg County.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1910/1920 Census, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: Tim Stewart (great nephew), www.findagrave.com - Lane / Kelly Jane