World War II Honoree

James Edward White, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Cove City, North Carolina

Honored By

Waylon Bissette

Relationship

Brother-in-law

DRAFTED IN AUGUST 1941 INTO THE U.S. ARMY. BASIC TRAINING AT FORT BRAGG. HE TRAINED AS A GUNNER IN THE ARTILLERY AND SERVED IN THE 166TH FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION, BATTERY C. AFTER PEARL HARBOR WAS ATTACKED, HE WAS SENT TO ORAN, AFRICA. IN AFRICA, HIS UNIT BECAME THE 939TH FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION AND HE REACHED THE RANK OF CORPORAL. FOUGHT THROUGHOUT ITALY INTO FRANCE. HERE HE WAS ATTACHED TO THE 3RD ARMY UNDER GENERAL GEORGE S. PATTON. HE RECEIVED THE FRENCH CROIX DE GUERRE FOR SERVICE IN FRANCE. IN 1944, HIS UNIT MARCHED INTO GERMANY. HE WAS PLACED IN CHARGE OF A POW CAMP NEAR BAD TOLZ, OUTSIDE OF MUNICH, GERMANY.