Date of birth:

February 16th, 1899 (Oakland/California, United States)

Date of death:

May 29th, 1943 (Attu Island/Alaska, United States)

Buried on:

Arlington National Cemetery
Plot: 12. Grave: 5490.

Service number:

0-15052

Nationality:

American (1776 - present, Republic)

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Lieutenant Colonel

Unit:

17th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division "Bayonet", U.S. Army

Awarded on:

1943

Awarded for:

Operation Landcrab

"Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry) James Fish, III (ASN: 0-15052), United States Army, was awarded the Silver Star (Posthumously) for gallantry in action as Executive Officer of the 17th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division on 29 May 1943, during the battle at Attu, Aleutian Islands, Territory of Alaska."

Posthumously awarded

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

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Former American War Cemetery "Little Falls"

Attu - Alaska

Jim Fish Valley

Attu - Alaska