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James Kenneth DESPER
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| NUMBER OF SERVICE | 20365639 | ||||||
| AGE | 21 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 9 novembre 1922 à Augusta VIRGINIA | ||||||
| ETAT | VIRGINIA | ||||||
| FAMILY | Parents: John William DESPER & Callie V DESPER | ||||||
| RANK | Staff Sergeant | ||||||
| FONCTION | Infantry | ||||||
| JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | Employee Oil Company |  | |||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | February 3, 1941 Staunton VIRGINIA PFC in the National Guard | ||||||
| COMPANY | Team 3 - Company L | ||||||
| REGIMENT | 116th Infantry Regiment | ||||||
| DIVISION | 29th Infantry Division | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 6 june 1944 |  | |||||
| STATUS | KIA | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | between Easy Red and Easy Green on Omaha Beach | ||||||
| CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville | ||||||
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James dies in the first few minutes after the ramp of his LCT lowers The Company L lands between Easy Red and Easy Green between the German defenses wn 65 and wn 67.
On this evening of June 6, 1944, 34,250 men and 2,870 vehicles set foot on the Norman territory against only about 2000 Germans.
The 29th Infantry Division lost 2,440 men, the Company H of the 116th Infantry Regiment almost lost all of these men.
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| Brother's James |
John William DESPER Jr
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| ARMY SERIAL NUMBER | 13117464 |  |
| STATE | Augusta VIRGINIA | |
| RANK | Sergeant | |
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | Engaged February 2, 1943 in the USAAF | |
| SOURCE INFORMATION & PHOTO | Clive Tirlemont - Frédéric Lavernhe |
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| PROGRAMMER | Frédéric & Renaud |