World War II Honoree

James Edward Bagby

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Vicksburg, Mississippi

Honored By

Dot, Jimmy, Barry & Barbara

Relationship

Wife & Children

INDUCTED INTO THE U.S. ARMY 29 APRIL 1943. BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS: ROME-ARNO GO#33 WD 45, SOUTHERN FRANCE GO#33 WD 45. PARATROOPER, 460TH PARACHUTE FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION, EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. WOUNDED AND CAPTURED BY GERMANS (PRISONER OF WAR) ON 15 AUGUST 1944 NEAR LE PUY, FRANCE. HONORABLE DISCHARGE 30 NOVEMBER 1945. TECHNICIAN FIFTH GRADE. RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING DECORATIONS AND CITATIONS: PURPLE HEART, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, BRONZE BATTLE STARS (2) AND GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.