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FLENIKEN, James Phillips - Date of
birth
25 July 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Mount Enterprise, Rusk County, Texas -
Hometown
Douglass, Nacogdoches County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38303575 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
68th Armored Infantry Battalion,
14th Armored Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
18 December 1944 - Place of
death
Bad Bergzabem, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 17 | 34 |
Immediate family
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Members
James R. Fleniken (father)
Persie P. (Phillips) Fleniken (mother)
Bert Fleniken (brother)
Betty N. Fleniken (sister)
Elsie R. (Hardy) Fleniken (wife)
More information
Pfc James P. Fleniken attended high school for one year and worked on a farm before he enlisted in Tyler, Texas on 20 November 1942.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Wilcox Metcalf Family Tree, www.findagrave.com – Patricia Thrasher Waller, http://14thad.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Damaris Acevedo / Joel Frampton Gilfert