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Personal info

Full name
JAMES, Charles Harry
Date of birth
29 July 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Little Falls, Herkimer County, New York
Hometown
Dolgeville, Herkimer County, New York

Military service

Service number
32945073
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
302nd Infantry Regiment,
94th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
21 January 1945
Place of death
Near Nennig, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 7 30

Immediate family

Members
Harry M. James (father)
Teresa B. (Dolge) James (mother)

More information

Pfc Charles H. James attended high school for 4 years and attended Hamilton College.

He enlisted in Utica, New York on 22 September 1943.

Pfc James is remembered at Saint Joseph's Cemetery in Dolgeville, Herkimer County, New York with a memorial marker.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census, http://www.94thinfdiv.com, www.findagrave.com, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery / KLM