Richmond City: Pearson, James Pretlow

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part-i-personal-data

first-name: James

middle-name: Pretlow

last-name: Pearson

suffix:

home-address: 2326-A West Grace St., Richmond, Va.

county:

birthplace: Richmond, Va.

date-of-birth: 1920-02-16

race: W

sex: Male

height-ft: 5

height-ins: 7 3/4

weight-lbs: 162

marital-status: Single

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education

elementary-years: 7

high-school-years: 2

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degrees:

occupation: West Engineering Co.

religious-affiliation: Episcopalian

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

father-s-name

first-name: James

middle-name: Skinner

last-name: Pearson

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mother-s-maiden-name

first-name: Virginia

middle-name: Bolling

last-name: Pretlow

part-ii-military-record

means-of-entry: Inducted

date-of-entry: 1942-06-22

place-of-entry: Richmond,Va.

rank-at-entry: Private

first-served: Infantry

branch-of-service: Army

service-number: 33 125 966

previous-military-education-training-and-service: Had been in CCC Camp

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

camp-station-base-school-etc-place-from-date-to-date: Camp Blanding Fla. June 1942 Camp Forrest Tenn. Camp Phillips Kans. April 1944

promoted

from-rank-to-rank-date-to-date: Pvt Pfc Sept 1942 Pfc Sgt July 1943 Sgt T/Sgt Jan 1944

information-about-overseas-service: With 314th Infantry, 79th Division with General Patton's Army. He was wounded in action in France in October, 1944, and was awarded the Purple Heart. He also received the combat Infantryman's Badge and was promoted in January, 1945, to Technical Sgt.

citations-decorations-service-medals-etc: Purple Heart Combat Infantryman's Badge

circumstances-of-death: Died of Wounds Received in Action

area-of-place-of-death: near Posteholz, (nine miles from Holland) Germany

date-of-death: 1945-02-23

any-other-details-known: Buried in Margratten Cemetery.

photograph: Yes

next-of-kin

prefix: Mrs.

first-name: Virginia

middle-name: P.

last-name: Pearson

suffix:

address: 2326-A West Grace St., Richmond, Va.

relationship: Mother

people-supplying-this-information

prefix: Mrs.

first-name: Virginia

middle-name: P.

last-name: Pearson

suffix:

address: 2326-A West Grace St., Richmond, Va.

people-submitting-this-information

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first-name: Mary

middle-name: Leavell

last-name: Jerwan

suffix:

address: Hampton Hills Lane, Richmond, 21, Va.