Name:
James E. Spencer
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
6987010
Unit:
1st Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1945-04-08
State:
West Virginia
Cemetery:
Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, NLD
Plot:
A
Row:
12
Grave:
18
Decoration:
Bronze Star, Purple Heart
Comments:
When James E. Spencer was born on June 10, 1916, in Rock, West Virginia, his father, James, was 26 and his mother, Jenny, was 21. He had three brothers and four sisters. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a Private First Class in the 1st Engineer Combat Battalion, 1st Infantry Division. He died on April 8, 1945 and is now buried in Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial, Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands.