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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

James Dalton Duren, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Birmingham, Alabama

Honored By

David P. Norton

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

PRIVATE FIRST CLASS. COMBAT INFANTRY; ENTERED THE U.S. ARMY SERVICE IN 1943 AND WAS DISCHARGED IN NOVEMBER 1945. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATRE. COMBAT ENGAGEMENTS WERE IN NORTHERN FRANCE. 44TH INFANTRY DIVISION. EARLY IN HIS TOURS OF DUTY, HE WAS MADE A PRISONER OF GERMANY (POW) AT RAUWILLER, FRANCE. HE WAS HELD AS A PRISONER OF GERMANY AT CAMPS IN LIMBERG, FURSTENBERG PLUS LUKENWALDE. AFTER LIBERATION, HE SERVED IN THE TRANSPORTATION CORPS AT FORT LEWIS, WASHINGTON, UNTIL HONORABLY RELIEVED FROM SERVICE DUTY. AWARDED 2 BRONZE STAR MEDALS, THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATRE RIBBON AND THE AMERICAN THEATRE RIBBON.