US PARAS Birder, James Patrick

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Birder ​

• FORENAME

James Patrick ​

• UNIT

517 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company I) ​

• RANK

Captain ​

• NUMBER

0-480407 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

7th February 1945 ​

• AGE

22 ​

• GRAVESITE

Resurrection Cemetery, Mendota Heights, Minnesota, USA. Section 4, Block 4, Lot 10, Grave 4​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from St Joseph County, Indiana​

born 17.3.1922 Park River, North Dakota, USA​

father Cecil Edward Birder (1893-1977)​

graduated St. Thomas Military Academy, St. Paul, Minnesota​

mother Wanda Zana (nee Smith) Birder (1897-1986)​

attended University of Notre Dame (medical student)​

awards Silver Star, Croix de Guerre avec etoile de vermeil (France)​

DOW Germany​

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