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James Woodrow Ebright

Technician Fifth Grade Army World War II

Army
Army
Branch of Service
Army
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Unit
Headquarters Company 1, 17th Armored Infantry Battalion
Conflict / Era
World War II
Years of Service
01/29/1942 – 06/13/1945
Date of Birth
11/02/1916
Date of Death
09/18/1989
Hometown
Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, OH
Awards & Decorations
Good Conduct Medal; European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal wtih 3 Campaign Stars
Burial Location
Holy Cross Cemetery, Phoenix, Arizona
Monument Paver
No
Overseas Service
Tunisia; Italy
Township (entering service)
Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Township (current / at death)
Mill Creek
Church
UNKNOWN
School
UNKNOWN
Record Authenticated
No

Decorations

Good Conduct Medal
Good Conduct Medal

Biography

Overseas service: Tunisia; Italy. Church: UNKNOWN. School: UNKNOWN. Serial #33136277; entered into service on 01/29/1942 from Fort George G. Meade, Maryland; 2 years, 8 months, and 14 days of foreign service; campaigns involved in wereTunisia; Sicily, Rome-Arno; honorable discharge on 06/13/1945 from Camp Atterbury, IN On Memorial Board at Watkins Twp. Hall

Source: Veteran form submitted by Marie Bouic and Virginia Smith; DD 214, Union County Recorder's Office, Vol. 3, p. 88 | Ancestry - Find A Grave; Dept. of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File