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James A. Every

  • ASN:
    42146876
  • DATE OF BIRTH
    Mar 31, 1918
  • DATE OF DEATH
    Jul 6, 1999
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FULL NAME:

James A. Every

ARMY SERIAL NUMBER (ASN):

42146876

  • DATE OF BIRTH: Mar 31, 1918
  • DATE OF DEATH: Jul 6, 1999
RESIDENCE (DURING WWII):

Binghamton, New York

DATE / PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:
  • DATE OF ENLISTMENT:
    Jun 28, 1944
  • PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:
    Fort Dix, New Jersey
ORGANIZATION:
  • MAIN UNIT:
    38th Infantry Regiment
  • SUBUNIT:
    Unknown
RANK / POSITION IN UNIT (LAST KNOWN):
  • RANK:
    Private (Pvt.)
  • POSITION IN UNIT:
    Rifleman
BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS:

✭ Rhineland Campaign (15 September 1944 – 21 March 1945), ✭ Central Europe Campaign (22 March – 11 May 1945)

DECORATIONS AND CITATIONS (AWARDS):

🎖Bronze Star Medal, 🎖Good Conduct Medal, 🎖European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, 🎖WWII Victory Medal, 🎖Honorable Service Lapel Button, 🎖Combat Infantry Badge

SUMMARY OF HIS SERVICE:

He played the saxophone throughout Europe, as they marched through a town he would play his instrument, as they left he would get his rifle back. He worked for IBM for over 40 years, also played in bands.

GALLERY:
FIND A GRAVE (LINK):
HONORED BY:

Mrs. Robin Every Weavil and Family

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.

Source: aad.archives.gov/aad/
SOLDIER RECORD:
Full Name
James A Every
Army Serial Number
42146876
Enlistment Place
Ft Dix New Jersey
Enlistment Date
28 Jun 1944
Army Branch
No branch assignment
Service Branch
Army
Race or Ethnicity
White
Residence
Broome County, New York
Enlistment Term
Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Source of Army Personnel
Civil Life
Army Component
Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Level of Education
4 years of high school
Occupation
Buyers and department heads, stores
Marital Status
Married
Birth Date
1918
Birth Place
New York
Source Box Number
1509
Source Film Reel Number
8.21
Conflict Period
World War II
Served for
United States of America

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