World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
James R. Ames
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Hardinsburg, Kentucky
Relationship
Friends
WAS A 1ST LIEUTENANT IN THE ORDNANCE CORPS AND SERVED FROM 1942 TO 1946. HE PARTICIPATED IN D-DAY INVASION, JUNE 6, 1944, ON OMAHA BEACH AT NORMANDY; RECEIVED A BATTLEFIELD COMMISSION.