James Slavin grew up on Rose Street in Uniontown, Hastings, New York. In his youth he was a talented athlete. Entering the U.S. Army in March 1943, he served as a combat engineer in Europe with the 294th Engineers. After his ship hit a mine and sank in the English Channel he landed on Omaha Beach, Normandy, on D-Day Plus One, without a helmet or rifle. He said of his World War II experiences in France, Belgium, and Germany, "I wasn't wounded, I never got shot at, and I never shot my rifle." After the war he worked for the recreation and highway departments in Westchester County, New York.
James Slavin grew up on Rose Street in Uniontown, Hastings, New York. In his youth he was a talented athlete. Entering the U.S. Army in March 1943, he served as a combat engineer in Europe with the 294th Engineers. After his ship hit a mine and sank in the English Channel he landed on Omaha Beach, Normandy, on D-Day Plus One, without a helmet or rifle. He said of his World War II experiences in France, Belgium, and Germany, "I wasn't wounded, I never got shot at, and I never shot my rifle." After the war he worked for the recreation and highway departments in Westchester County, New York.
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