James Wymon MITCHELL
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Source : Shannon Tuten | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NUMBER OF SERVICE | 34011830 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
AGE | 26 years old | |||||||||||||||||||||||
DATE OF BIRTH | 20 November 1918 GEORGIA | |||||||||||||||||||||||
ENLISTMENT STATE | Hancock county GEORGIA | |||||||||||||||||||||||
FAMILY |
Parents : George L & Hannah Ruley MITCHELL Siblings : George Lee & Willene | |||||||||||||||||||||||
RANK | Technical Sergeant | |||||||||||||||||||||||
FONCTION | Infantryman | |||||||||||||||||||||||
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 17 January 1941 Fort Mc Pherson GEORGIA | |||||||||||||||||||||||
COMPANY | Company D | |||||||||||||||||||||||
REGIMENT | 116th Infantry Regiment | |||||||||||||||||||||||
DIVISION | 29th Infantry Division | |||||||||||||||||||||||
DATE OF DEATH | 13 July 1944 |
Source : Léana Lavernhe | ||||||||||||||||||||||
STATUS | KIA | |||||||||||||||||||||||
PLACE OF DEATH | Battle of SAINT LO | |||||||||||||||||||||||
CEMETERY TEMPORARY |
CEMTERY TEMPORARY of La Cambe N°3539 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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DECORATION |
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STORY | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
James arrived on June 16, 1944 as a replacement for D Company of the 116th Infantry Division. June 12, 1944 the objective of the 29th infantry division is to cross the river ELA. German troops are on the south bank of the river following German counterattacks the 116th infantry regiment is forced to fall back to a place called AUX CABLES with heavy losses (66 dead and 164 wounded) by their counterattacks the Germans were looking for to do a US troops encirclement maneuver. June 13, 1944 the 116th infantry is put on alert to support the 115th infantry regiment at the same time the 116th seizes SAINT CLAIR SUR ELLE. the 1st battalion of the 116th frees COUVAINS June 15, 1944 the 116th infantry regiment pushes towards the place called L HOTEL CASTEL June 16, 1944 the 116th objective is LA BLOTRIE and SAINT ANDRE DE L EPINE the 1st battalion will be blocked north of SAINT ANDRE DE L EPINE about one kilometer away. the first battalion is on a cloth the place called LE CHENE LOUP and the place called LES HAUTS VENTS. June 16, 1944 the third battalion enters the BRETEL WOOD June 20, 1944 the first battalion of 116 th is in the area of the place called DUFAYEL in the night of June 30, 1944 to July 01, 1944 first part of the evening was calm little combat but shortly before midnight fierce fighting between the American troops and the German troops July 02, 1944 in the sector of SAINT ANDRE DE L'EPINE the US troops push towards LA BARRE DE SEMILLY. objective the heights of MARTINVILLE the fights are made in melee July 07, 1944 the fighting takes place on the place called RUPALAY (southwest of SAINT ANDRE DE L'EPINE) July 11, 1944 an offensive is planned to take the heights of MARTINVILLE two units of the 29th infantry division are designated the 116th infantry regiment and the 115th infantry regiment. the starting line of the 116th is SAINT ANDRE DE L'EPINE direction MARTINVILLE the 115th infantry regiment will attack north of SAINT LO objective LE BOURG D ENFER LA LUZERNE BELLE FONTAINE on July 11, 1944 a company of the 116th infantry regiment plugs a breach between company A and B of the 115th between July 01, 1944 and July 11, 1944 the 116th has 117 killed 294 injured 20 missing July 12, 1944 the second battalion of the 116th advances north towards SAINT ANDRE DE L EPINE the second battalion exceeds hill 147 the first battalion descends into the valley to the left of the device around noon the third is at the boulaye July 14, 1944 the first and second battalions are put to rest on July 15, 1944 General GERHARDT decides on a massive offensive on the ridges of MARTINVILLE the third battalion advances on the ridge at 7:30 p.m. the first battalion progresses to the left and the second to the right of the device at nightfall the second battalion of the 116 th is surrounded. he puts himself in a defense position on July 16, 1944 General GERHARDT decides to launch the first battalion to defeat the encirclement but it is a failure the first battalion receives a rain of shells followed by an infantry attack. Company A loses 37 soldiers on June 17, 1944 the third battalion attacks on the ridge and finds the men of the second battalion of the 116th almost at the end of food and ammunition at 6 o'clock they are at the MADELEINE June 17, 1944 c is the second battalion of the 115 th infantry regiment which rushes on the heights of MARTINVILLE and cleans the last pockets of resistances on July 18, 1944 the city of SAINT LO is finally liberated July 20, 1944 the 29th infantry division is put at rest it records 7000 losses (death in combat wounded disappeared) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
29th INFANTRY DIVISION - BLUE AND GRAY
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SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | Clive Tirlemont - Findagrave.com |
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PROGRAMMER | Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |