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PVT James Ernest McInnis Jr.

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PVT James Ernest McInnis Jr.

Birth
Pelham, Mitchell County, Georgia, USA
Death
25 Dec 1944 (aged 19)
At Sea
Burial
Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France
Plot
Garden of the Missing Army-Army Air Forces Tablet 32, Veteran 15
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Private James McInnis, along with 783 of his fellow American soldiers perished either by the initial explosion, hyperthermia or drowning when the Belgian Trooper SS Leopoldville, was sunk by the German Submarine, U-486, 5 miles off the coast of Cherbourg France, Christmas eve 1944.
Private James McInnis, along with 783 of his fellow American soldiers perished either by the initial explosion, hyperthermia or drowning when the Belgian Trooper SS Leopoldville, was sunk by the German Submarine, U-486, 5 miles off the coast of Cherbourg France, Christmas eve 1944.

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James E. McInnis, Jr.
Pvt ~ 262nd Infantry Regiment,
66th Infantry Division
Georgia

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Entered the service from Georgia.

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  • Maintained by: Frogman
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 8, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56647574/james_ernest-mcinnis: accessed ), memorial page for PVT James Ernest McInnis Jr. (12 Dec 1925–25 Dec 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56647574, citing Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France; Maintained by Frogman (contributor 47380828).