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Skaggs, James Lewis (US Army)

Date of birth:
July 1st, 1922 (Tonganoxie, Leavenworth County, Kansas, USA)
Date of death:
September 29th, 1988 (Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas, USA)
Nationality:
American

Biography

23.02.1945: Sergeant, MIA

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Sergeant
Unit:
Company G, 407th Infantry Regiment, 102nd Infantry Division "Ozark", U.S. Army
For action performed somewhere in the period of 29 November – 2 December 1944 in the vicinity of Rürdorf and Flossdorf/Rhine Province, Germany.

The exact date of action as well as the citation are unknown to us.
Silver Star Medal (SSM)

Sources

  • - Mick, A., With the 102nd Infantry Division through Germany, The Battery Press, Nashville, USA, 2002

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