James D. Branch

  • DATE OF BIRTH
    July 30, 1922
  • DATE OF DEATH
    June 29, 2013
FULL NAME:

James D. Branch

ARMY SERIAL NUMBER (ASN):

  • DATE OF BIRTH: July 30, 1922
  • DATE OF DEATH: June 29, 2013
RESIDENCE (DURING WWII):

Hartford, Connecticut

DATE / PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:
  • DATE OF ENLISTMENT:
    December 3, 1942
  • PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:
    Camp Robinson, Arkansas
ORGANIZATION:
  • MAIN UNIT:
    38th Infantry Regiment
  • SUBUNIT:
    Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion
RANK / POSITION IN UNIT (LAST KNOWN):
  • RANK:
    Private First Class (Pfc.)
  • POSITION IN UNIT:
    Light Truck Driver
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, 🎖WWII Victory Medal, 🎖Distinguished Unit Citation, 🎖Combat Infantry Badge, 🎖Bronze Star Medal With "V" Device

HONORED BY:

Will Branch, Great Nephew

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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)

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