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Personal info

Full name
JAMES, Ellis Eugene
Date of birth
3 June 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Paris, Monroe County, Missouri
Hometown
Jackson Township, Monroe County, Missouri

Military service

Service number
37643807
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
134th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
26 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Dinslaken, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
G 17 10

Immediate family

Members
Bert L. James (father)
Thelma I. (Moore) James (mother)
Minta R. James (sister)
Faye L. (Vangher) James (wife)

More information

Pfc Ellis E. James enlisted at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri on 21 July 1944.
He was born and reared in Paris, was graduated from the Paris High School and was a member of the Presbyterian church there. He had been overseas three months.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Various family trees / Missouri Marriage Records, www.coulthart.com/134, www.newspapers.com - Moberly Monitor-Index

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.wwiimemorial.com - Mrs. Minta Wilson