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BERG, James L - Date of
birth
9 September 1915 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Sentinel Butte, Golden Valley County, North Dakota -
Hometown
Aitkin, Aitkin County, Minnesota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37286068 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
379th Infantry Regiment,
95th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 November 1944 - Place of
death
Metz, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 3 | 59 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Helmer Berg (father)
Helen P. Berg (mother)
Gladys E. Berg (sister)
Benjamin W. Berg (brother)
More information
T/Sgt James L. Berg came to Aitkin, Minnesota, with his family when he was just a child. He attended the Spencer school. Before entering the army in July, 1941, he was engaged in farming with his father. He took his basic infantry training at Camp Swift, Texas, going later to Fort Sam, Houston, Texas, and Camp Polk, Louisiana. At Camp Coxcomb, California, he took his desert training, later going to Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania. His last furlough was spent at home in April 1944. In August he landed in England and soon afterwards was sent to France. It is believed that he had been in combat about a month.He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Limey, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Dennis Rains ~ Aitkin County Historical Society (Aitkin, MN), www.abmc,gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920 Census / 1930 Census / 1940 Census, http://mathieu.gitzhofer.free.fr/irongb.php, www.findagrave.com, Aitkin Independent Age (Aitkin, Minnesota) - dec 7, 1944
Photo source: -, Aitkin Independent Age (Aitkin, Minnesota) - dec 7, 1944