James, Wilbur E.

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Date of death:: December 24th, 1944 (Belgium)
Nationality:: American

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Combat Infantryman Badge

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Private 1st Class
Unit:: Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division "All American", U.S. Army

Purple Heart

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Corporal
Unit:: Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division "All American", U.S. Army

Killed In Action.

Posthumously awarded.

Sources

- NORDYKE, P., Put Us Down In Hell, Historic Ventures, LLC, Lexington, United States, 2012.
- 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment.org
- WW2-Airborne.us

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