GODBOLD, James W.

Rank:

Private

Service Branch:

U.S. Army

Serial Number:

34864764

Division:

35th Infantry Division

Regiment:

134th Infantry Regiment

Company:

Battalion:

Function:

Status:

Died of wounds in German POW camp

Date of death:

January 10, 1945

Place of death:

Germany

Age at death:

25

Awards:

Purple Heart

Burial 1:

Burial 2:

Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial
Henri-Chapelle
Liège, Belgium

Grave number:

Plot G Row 12 Grave 10

Cenotaph:

Born:

 
Mullins, South Carolina

Hometown:

South Carolina

Family:

Parents:
J. E. Godbold


Spouse:
Bessie Hyatt Godbold (1918 - 2002)

Children:
Jerry William Godbold (1939 - 1986)

Siblings:

Additional information:

Research by: Victoria Proctor, genealogist

Sources: Dillon War Memorial, NARA World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing (1946), American Battle Monuments Commission, The Dillon Herald July 26, 1945, page 5, col. 3

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