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James Russell McKitrick

First Lieutenant Army World War II

Army
Army
First Lieutenant
First Lieutenant
Branch of Service
Army
Rank
First Lieutenant
Unit
27th Division, 720th MP Battalion, 23rd Criminal Invest. Div.
Conflict / Era
World War II
Years of Service
1944 – 1946
Date of Birth
10/01/1925
Date of Death
01/26/2005
Hometown
Jerome, OH
Awards & Decorations
Asiatic Pacific Theater Ribbon, Victory Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Meritorious Unit Award, Army of Occupation Medal Japan
Burial Location
Jerome Twp: New California Cemetery
Monument Paver
Yes — Section D
Overseas Service
Was on ship in Tokyo Bay ready for invasion of Japan when atomic bomb was dropped.; Was assigned to CIA and Military Police for occupancy of Tokyo.
Reserve Service
1946 – 1955
Township (entering service)
Jerome
Township (current / at death)
Jerome
Church
New Calif. Presb./Jerome United Meth.
School
Jerome Rural High School
Record Authenticated
No

Decorations

Good Conduct Medal
Good Conduct Medal

Biography

Overseas service: Was on ship in Tokyo Bay ready for invasion of Japan when atomic bomb was dropped.; Was assigned to CIA and Military Police for occupancy of Tokyo.. Church: New Calif. Presb./Jerome United Meth.. School: Jerome Rural High School.

Source: Certificate of Honorable Discharge, Union Co. Recorder's Office, Vol. 6, p. 131 | Ancestry - Find A Grave