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SARGENT, James Everett - Date of
birth
15 March 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31229291 -
Rank
First Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
3rd Tank Battalion,
10th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
8 March 1945 - Place of
death
Trier, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 6 | 45 |
Immediate family
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Members
Benjamin F. Sargent (father)
Annie (MacDougall) Sargent (mother)
Annie E. Sargent (sister)
Orlando W. Sargent (brother)
More information
1st Sgt James E. Sargent attended high school for four years before he enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts on 3 November 1942.He was killed by a land mine that blew up the vehicle he was in.
He is remembered at Locust Grove Cemetery in Merrimac, Essex County, Massachusetts with a memorial marker.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Pischer Zenger Sprague Family Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.10tharmored.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery / Taphophile