Jimmy Forbis [1]
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Drowned while attempting to save a friends life in July, 1945.
Age at Death: 26
Image Source: Charlotte Observer 8-21-45
Biographical Notes:
National Guard, Matthews Baptist Church
Date of Birth:
1919
Military Branch:
Army
Education Details:
Matthews High School, Charlotte, NC graduate
Family Details:
Esther Mae Eger/ Ager, married in 1945, US Army, Port Leyden, NY Mr. & Mrs. Sanford L. Forbis - Matthews, NC Kenneth Forbis - Matthews, NC, Shannon Forbis - Matthews, NC, Yates Forbis - Matthews, NC Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Forbis of Matthews - grandparents, Mrs. James L Shannon of Matthews - grandmother, lived with her
First Name:
Jimmy
KIA / MIA Place:
Philippines
KIA Date:
NA
Last Name:
Forbis
Middle Name:
L.
Military Details:
Aleutians, 8 months, Camp Beale, CA, Camp Ritchie, MD, Camps Hale and Carson, CO, Fort Belvoir, VA, where he met his wife, Fort Jackson, Philippines
Military Rank:
1st Sergeant
Source:
Newsprint
Military Unit:
US Engineers
Exhibit & Section:
MIA Date:
NA