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Personal info

Full name
DELL, James Harvey
Date of birth
5 January 1909
Age
36
Place of birth
Saint Thomas, Canada
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36395593
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
54th Armored Infantry Battalion,
10th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
28 February 1945
Place of death
Near Zerf, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
B 9 24

Immediate family

Members
John A. Dell (father)
Lottie Dell (mother)
Bert Dell (brother)
Jesse Dell (brother)

More information

Pfc James H. Dell attended high school for two years before he enlisted in Chicago, Illinois on 18 March 1942.

He was killed by artillery shell fragments to his head.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.10tharmored.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery