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GREEN, James Vernon - Date of
birth
1926 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Arkansas -
Hometown
Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38731470 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
D Company,
1st Battalion,
358th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
1 May 1945 - Place of
death
In the woods near the village of Díly, Czechoslovakia
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 30 | 28 |
Immediate family
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Members
John G. Green (father)
Viola Green (mother)
More information
Pfc James V. Green enlisted at Camp Joseph T. Robinson, Arkansas on 15 August 1944.Pfc Green, together with S/Sgt William Q. Howell, was killed when they drove their jeep on an anti-tank mine, which the Germans had laid a day before.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census, www.findagrave.com
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