World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
James J. Nitche
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Watkins Glen, New York
Honored By
J. Confer
Enlisted in the Marine Corps in January 1942. Landed on Guadalcanal with Company C, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force. Killed in Action October 25, 1942. Posthumous recipient of the Purple Heart and the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal.