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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:
newsprint and family information