Date of death:

December 9th, 1942 (Buna/Oro Province, Papua New Guinea)

Buried on:

American Cemetery and Memorial Manila

Nationality:

American

1st Lieutenant James G. Downer is buried at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila/Philippines. Plot: F, Row: 2, Grave: 75.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

1st Lieutenant (Lieutenant)

Unit:

Company E, 126th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Infantry Division "Red Arrow", U.S. Army

For action performed on 9 December 1942 in Buna/Oro Province, Papua New Guinea.

Headquarters, South West Pacific Area, General Orders No. 7 (1943).
Posthumously awarded. Citation unavailable.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

1st Lieutenant (Lieutenant)

Unit:

Company E, 126th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Infantry Division "Red Arrow", U.S. Army

• - Blakeley, H.W., The 32nd Infantry Division – In world War II, The Battery Press, Nashville, USA, 2000
  - U.S. Army Center of Military History
  - American Battle Monuments Commission
  

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