- SURNAME
McNiece
- FORENAME
James Elbert (Jake)
- UNIT
506 Parachute Infantry Regiment (RHQ)
- RANK
Sergeant
- NUMBER
- AWARD
Bronze Star with 3 oak leaf clusters
- PLACE
NW Europe 1944-45
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 24.5.1919 Maysville,Oklahoma
family moved to Ponca City,Oklahoma 1931
attended high school Ponca City
fire-fighter in civilian life
entered service September 1942
discharged February 1946
US Postal Service,Ponca City postwar
co-author "The Filthy Thirteen:From the Dustbowl to Hitler's Eagle's Nest - The True Story of the 101st Airborne's Most Legendary Squad of Combat Paratroopers" (2003)
married Rosita (died 1952)
married Martha Beam Wonders 1953 (2 sons 1 daughter)
awarded Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur (France) 2012
died 21.1.2013 Chatham,Illinois
Last edited by a moderator:
