FULL NAME:

James R. Cantrell

ARMY SERIAL NUMBER (ASN):

18021450

  • DATE OF BIRTH: Sept 21, 1920
  • DATE OF DEATH: March 1, 2011
RESIDENCE (DURING WWII):

Handley, Tarrant County, Texas

DATE / PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:
  • DATE OF ENLISTMENT:
    Oct 5, 1940
  • PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:
    Fort Worth, Texas
ORGANIZATION:
  • MAIN UNIT:
    Military Police Platoon, 2nd Infantry Division
  • SUBUNIT:
    Not Specified (see Main Unit)
RANK / POSITION IN UNIT (LAST KNOWN):
  • RANK:
    Corporal (Cpl.)
BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS:

✭ Normandy Campaign (6 June – 24 July 1944), ✭ Northern France Campaign (25 July – 14 September 1944), ✭ Ardennes-Alsace Campaign (16 December 1944 – 25 January 1945), ✭ Rhineland Campaign (15 September 1944 – 21 March 1945), ✭ Central Europe Campaign (22 March – 11 May 1945)

DECORATIONS AND CITATIONS (AWARDS):

🎖Good Conduct Medal, 🎖European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, 🎖American Defense Service Medal, 🎖Honorable Service Lapel Button

HONORED BY:

Men of the 2nd Infantry Division

NARA - Display Full Records

File Unit: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938 - 1946 (Enlistment Records)
in the Series: World War II Army Enlistment Records, created 6/1/2002 - 9/30/2002, documenting the period ca. 1938 - 1946. - Record Group 64 (info)

Brief Scope: This series contains records of approximately nine million men and women who enlisted in the United States Army, including the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps.

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Enlistment Date
Army Branch
Branch
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Enlistment Term
Army Component
Level of Education
Marital Status
Birth Date
Birth Place
Source Box Number
Source Film Reel Number
Conflict Period
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