Rank and Name,Private James F. Ahern.

Unit/Placed in,21th Infantry Regiment, 24^th Infantry Division “Taro Leaf“.

James is born in July 20, 1882 in Detroit, Michigan.

Parents and Siblings, No Record Available.

James  enlisted the U.S.Army in Michigan with service number # 36558190.

James was KIA at the Battle for Breakneck Ridge, Leyte on Nov. 9, 1944, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Bronze Star Medal, Combat Infantry Badge, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

James is buried/mentioned at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial  Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines.

Wall of the missing.

Thanks to http://24thida.com/ Jean Louis Vijgen, ABMC,  https://abmc.gov Info P.O.W.

Wes Injerd, Dwight Rider: http://www.mansell.com/pow-index.html

NavyLog, http://navylog.navymemorial.org Philippine Scouts Heritage Society, Sean Conjenos, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/

Familysearch.com, https://www.familysearch.org Navy Marines Info Geoffrey Roecker, https://missingmarines.com/ Medals Info, http://www.honorstates.org Website, https://hendrikswebdesign.nl/