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Personal info

Full name
FORDHAM, James W
Date of birth
1919
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Kansas
Hometown
Jefferson County, Georgia

Military service

Service number
6927326
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
313th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Finding of Death
Date of death
3 January 1945
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
A 38 12

Immediate family

Members
Arlie Fordham (father)

More information

Sgt James W. Fordham enlisted on 20 December 1940 at Fort Benning, Georgia.

Source of information: Luc van der Sterren, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.fold3.com - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record

Photo source: Peter Schouteten