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Personal info

Full name
PADULA, James Paul
Date of birth
10 November 1911
Age
33
Place of birth
Greenridge, Staten Island, New York
Hometown
Staten Island, Richmond County, New York

Military service

Service number
42128300
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
313th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
9 December 1944
Place of death
Near Haguenau, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
K 39 18

Immediate family

Members
Giovanni J. Padula (father)
Filomena (D'Ettore) Padula (mother)
Giovanni J. Padula Jr. (brother)
Raphael P. Padula (brother)
Laura Padula (sister)
Herman R. Padula (brother)
Alexander Padula (brother)
Mary Padula (sister)
Andrew Padula (brother)
Theresa Padula (wife)
Theresa Padula (daughter)
Rose M. Padula (daughter)

More information

Pfc James P. Padula was employed at the Van Brothers Construction Company before enlisted at Camp Upton, New York.

He was killed by small arms fire to his chest.

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

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - Theresa Bunch, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Farina Wilkie / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Hospital Admissions Card, Combat Hisotry 79th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - Albert Ledoux
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Theresa Bunch (daughter)