Rockbridge County: East, James George

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first-name: James

middle-name: George

last-name: East

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home-address: Raphine

county: Rockbridge

birthplace: Staunton, Va.

date-of-birth: 1920-07-10

race: White

sex: Male

height-ft: 6

height-ins: 2

weight-lbs: 145

marital-status: Single

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education

elementary-years: 7

high-school-years: 4

college-years: 4

other: Graduate Fishburne Military Academy

degrees: A.B. Duke University

occupation: Student

religious-affiliation: Presbyerian

citizen-of-what-nation: U. S. A.

father-s-name

first-name: William

middle-name: Addison

last-name: East

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mother-s-maiden-name

first-name: Frances

middle-name: Russella

last-name: George

part-ii-military-record

means-of-entry: Commissioned

date-of-entry: 1942-12-02

place-of-entry: Naval Reserve Midshipmen's School, N. Y. City

rank-at-entry: Ensign

first-served: Local Defense Service

branch-of-service: Navy- As Officer on a sub chaser

service-number: 185145

previous-military-education-training-and-service: 1 year at Fishburne Military Academy

trained-or-stationed-within-the-united-states

camp-station-base-school-etc-place-from-date-to-date: Assigned special training in salvage work at New York City. Assigned to the Navajo in the Pacific area, in connect with salvage operation. From (date) May 3 1943 to July 6 1943

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information-about-overseas-service: On being assigned to the Navajo in the Pacific Area, his ship sailed from the west coast on July 13 1943. Just before reaching their destination at advanced base, she was struck by an enemy torpedo, near midnight of September 13th. It was a heavy explosion, and a small sip, so she sank rapidly - in less than two minutes. Four of the officers aboard were lost. George East was Communications Officer and assistant Navigator on his ship. Boatwain Sam C. Reid, a survivor of the Navajo's crew supplied information

citations-decorations-service-medals-etc: Asiatic-Pacific Area Campaign Medal Purple Heart

circumstances-of-death: Killed in Action

area-of-place-of-death: Southwest Pacific Area

date-of-death: 1943-09-13

any-other-details-known:

photograph: Yes

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first-name: William

middle-name: Addison

last-name: East

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address: Raphine, Va.

relationship: Father

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first-name: His Parents

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people-submitting-this-information

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first-name: E.

middle-name: P.

last-name: Tompkins

suffix: M.D.

address: Lexington Va.