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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

James R. Bains

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Elizabethton, Tennessee

Honored By

Terry MacDonald

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

STAFF SERGEANT. SERVED WITH COMPANY A, 1ST BATTALION, 117TH INFANTRY, 30TH DIVISION IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER IN NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND, ARDENNES AND CENTRAL EUROPE. WOUNDED IN ACTION ON JULY 29, 1944. AWARDED THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE AND THE PURPLE HEART.