RANGERS Taft, James Matthew

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Taft ​

• FORENAME

James Matthew​

• UNIT

2 Ranger Bn (Company F) ​

• RANK

Private First Class ​

• NUMBER

34836857 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

30th March 1945 ​

• AGE

19​

• GRAVESITE

Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands Plot L Row 13 Grave 12 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Limestone County, Alabama​

born 20.09.1925 Lincoln, Tennessee, USA​

father Warren Blake Taft (1888-1962)​

mother Alice Mae (nee Maddox) Taft (1896-1979)​

1 year high school​

civil occupation Farm Hand​

single without dependents upon enlistment​

employed by Father​

20.09.1943 draft card Elkmont, Alabama​

22.06.1944 entered service Fort McPherson Atlanta, Georgia​

Next of kin - Father. Mr. W.B. Taft, Route 1, Elkmont, Alabama​

KIA Emmerhausen, Germany ​

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