US PARAS 2 Wells, James Edward

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Wells​

• FORENAME

James Edward​

• UNIT

508 Infantry Regiment (Airborne) (Company A,1 Bn)​

• RANK

Private First Class​

• NUMBER

55945949​

• DATE OF DEATH

29th August 1968​

• AGE

20​

• GRAVESITE

Christian Chapel Cemetery,Merriam,Noble County,Indiana Section 6 Row 25​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Albion,Indiana​

born 14.2.1948​

son of James N. and Marjorie B. Wells,Albion,Indiana​

father (1918-2000) served as Staff Sgt US Army in WW2​

mother died 3.9.1968​

husband of Brenda Wells​

graduated Albion-Jefferson High School 1966​

carpenter​

entered service 1967​

award Bronze Star​

321 Artillery,82 Airborne Division on flat headstone​

KIA Thua Thien Province,South Vietnam​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 45W Line 3​

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