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Personal info

Full name
HICKS, James Bernard
Date of birth
14 February 1922
Age
23
Place of birth
Boomer, Fayette County, West Virginia
Hometown
Smock, Fayette County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33432221
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
16th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
13 April 1945
Place of death
Harz mountains, east of Osterode am Harz, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
H 3 13

Immediate family

Members
Edward Hicks (father)
Carrie B. (McGeachey) Hicks (mother)
John E. Hicks (brother)
Mary Hicks (sister)
Janette Hicks (sister)
Clifford L. Hicks (brother)
Louise A. Hicks (sister)
William D. Hicks (brother)
Carl M. Hicks (brother)

More information

Pfc James B. Hicks was employed by the H. C. Frick Coke Company before he enlisted in Greensburg, Pennsylvania on 15 March 1943.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar, http://warchronicle.com, www.16thinfantry.com, www.ancestry.com - Veterans Compensation Application File/WWII Draft Registration Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet