Bain James R.

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James R. Bain is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

First Division -Henri Chapelle

Name:

James R. Bain

Rank:

Second Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-1061612

Unit:

26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division

Date of Death:

1944-11-20

State:

Indiana

Cemetery:

Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Belgium

Plot:

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Grave:

Decoration:

Purple Heart

Comments:

James R. Bain was born in 1921 in Indiana. Following his graduation from Bosse in 1939, Lieutenant Bain attended Purdue for three and one-half years and was employed by the Evansville Shipyard before entering the service in February 1942. He received his commission from Camp Davis, NC later that year. Lieutenant Bain was an infantry officer with Gen. Hodge's First army and had been overseas since September 1944. He was Killed in Action on November 20, 1944 in Germany at the age of 23 and is now buried in Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Hombourg, Belgium.
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