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Personal info

Full name
DOBSON, James Lamond
Date of birth
4 March 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Miller, Hand County, South Dakota
Hometown
Shelbyville, Shelby County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36442107
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
311th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Missing in Action
Date of death
23 January 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
James E. Dobson (father)
Reva O. Dobson (mother)
Vivian E. Dobson (sister)
Dale E. Dobson (brother)
Jimmie G. Dobson (brother)
Norma L. Dobson (sister)
Robert W. Dobson (brother)

More information

Pvt James L. Dobson was a metal worker.

He enlisted in Peoria, Illinois on 7 January 1943.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.findagrave.com - James L. Cooper

Photo source: FOHF