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Personal info

Full name
LEDBETTER, James Warren
Date of birth
25 March 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Mount Pleasant, Henry County, Iowa
Hometown
Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa

Military service

Service number
37692732
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
134th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
1 November 1944
Place of death
Forêt de Grémecey, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 23 52

Immediate family

Members
Archie W. Ledbetter (father)
Gladys M. (Huffman) Ledbetter (mother)
Margaret M. Ledbetter (sister)
Archie C. Ledbetter (brother)
Thelma Ledbetter (sister)
Richard D. Ledbetter (brother)
Robert Ledbetter (brother)
Henry Ledbetter (brother)
Opal M. (Robins) Ledbetter (wife)
Janice M. Ledbetter (daughter)
Mary L. Ledbetter (daughter)
Michael J. Ledbetter (son)

More information

Pvt James W. Ledbetter was a student before he enlisted on 24 March 1944.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Andilly, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Card Young Men / McKenzie Family Tree / 1930 Census / Iowa WWII Bonus Case Files, After Action Report 35th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - Albert Ledoux
Photo source: -, www.newspapers.com - Burlington Hawk Eye Gazette