Futch James Albert

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James Albert Futch is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Gouesnou American Memorial

Name:

James Albert Futch

Rank:

Private First Class

Serial Number:

34830845

Unit:

9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Division

Date of Death:

1944-09-02

State:

Georgia

Cemetery:

Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-James, D�partement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Purple Heart

Comments:

James Albert �Junior� Futch Jr. was born on May 23, 1925, in Bulloch County, Georgia. He was the son of Jacob Albert Futch and Mary Ellen Sheffield Futch. He attended Warnock School. In 1942, he and his brother William were drafted into the U.S. Army, and he was trained as a rifleman and shipped overseas in early 1944. He served in the 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, as a Private First Class during World War II.

PFC Futch was Killed in Action on September 2, 1944, during the Battle of Brest, France. He is now buried in the Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-James, D�partement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, weremember.abmc.gov
Source of photo: Frederic Pochauvin