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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

James Ernest Elliott

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Schoolfield, Virginia

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Activity During WWII

ENLISTED IN THE NATIONAL GUARD IN 1939; CALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY IN 1941. SERVED WITH THE 104TH MEDICAL REGIMENT OF THE 29TH DIVISION. HEARD ABOUT PEARL HARBOR WHILE RETURNING TO FORT MEADE, MARYLAND AFTER PARTICIPATING IN THE CAROLINA MANEUVERS OF 1941. BY 1942, HE WAS IN ENGLAND. SERVED MOST OF THE WAR AS A MEDICAL TECHNICIAN WITH THE 2ND GENERAL HOSPITAL IN ENGLAND, NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE AND RHINELAND. TRANSFERRED TO THE 30TH INFANTRY AS A REPLACEMENT JUST BEFORE THE END OF THE WAR.