James served as a Private, 262nd Infantry Regiment, 66th Infantry Division, U.S. Army during World War II.
He resided in Buffalo, Erie County, New York prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on May 3, 1944 at Fort Dix, New Jersey. He was noted as being employed as a Driver and also as Single, without dependents.
James was a "passenger" on the S.S. Léopoldville, a Belgian Troop Transport Ship, that was hit by two torpedoes from German Submarine U-486 about five miles off Cherbourg, France and sank. The ship carried 2235 officers and soldiers of the US 66th Infantry Division and a crew of 139 men. The master, 55 crew members and 763 soldiers were lost.
James was declared "Missing In Action" in this attack during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 42119171
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
He resided in Buffalo, Erie County, New York prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on May 3, 1944 at Fort Dix, New Jersey. He was noted as being employed as a Driver and also as Single, without dependents.
James was a "passenger" on the S.S. Léopoldville, a Belgian Troop Transport Ship, that was hit by two torpedoes from German Submarine U-486 about five miles off Cherbourg, France and sank. The ship carried 2235 officers and soldiers of the US 66th Infantry Division and a crew of 139 men. The master, 55 crew members and 763 soldiers were lost.
James was declared "Missing In Action" in this attack during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 42119171
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
James served as a Private, 262nd Infantry Regiment, 66th Infantry Division, U.S. Army during World War II.
He resided in Buffalo, Erie County, New York prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on May 3, 1944 at Fort Dix, New Jersey. He was noted as being employed as a Driver and also as Single, without dependents.
James was a "passenger" on the S.S. Léopoldville, a Belgian Troop Transport Ship, that was hit by two torpedoes from German Submarine U-486 about five miles off Cherbourg, France and sank. The ship carried 2235 officers and soldiers of the US 66th Infantry Division and a crew of 139 men. The master, 55 crew members and 763 soldiers were lost.
James was declared "Missing In Action" in this attack during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 42119171
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
He resided in Buffalo, Erie County, New York prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on May 3, 1944 at Fort Dix, New Jersey. He was noted as being employed as a Driver and also as Single, without dependents.
James was a "passenger" on the S.S. Léopoldville, a Belgian Troop Transport Ship, that was hit by two torpedoes from German Submarine U-486 about five miles off Cherbourg, France and sank. The ship carried 2235 officers and soldiers of the US 66th Infantry Division and a crew of 139 men. The master, 55 crew members and 763 soldiers were lost.
James was declared "Missing In Action" in this attack during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 42119171
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
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