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James Byrd

First Name: 
James
Middle Name: 
Lewis
Last Name: 
Byrd
Date of Birth: 
8/15/1914
Birthplace: 
Rockford, NC

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Went to France with the invasion forces and was killed at Carentan.

Age at Death: 30

Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 10-5-1944

Personal Details

Biographical Notes: 
Strietman Biscuit Co., Orangeburg, SC Pritchard Memorial Baptist Church, Charlotte, NC
Family Details: 

Loraine Billingsley Byrd: 1722 Cliffwood Pl. ( later 707 Gale St., Houston, TX), Charlotte, NC Pamela Kay Byrd, age 2 Mr. & Mrs. Emlys L. (Jane Holyfield) Byrd - P.O. Box 125, Elkin, NC Mrs. Dixie Byrd Glenn - Elkin, NC, Mrs. John (Sue Byrd) Evans - Rockingham, NC, Mrs. Ruth Byrd Bell - Elkin, NC, Richard Byrd - Elkin, NC, Watson E. Byrd - Enka, NC

Military Details

Military Rank: 
Second Lieutenant
Military Unit: 
Quartermaster Corps
KIA Date: 
9/13/1944
MIA Date: 
NA
KIA / MIA Place: 
Carentan, France
Military Details: 
Camp Lee, VA, Cheyenne, WY, Greenville, PA, New Orleans, LA, Wales, England, France
Awards: 
Commission - 3/19/1943
Source: 

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