Rank and Name,Private First Class James B. Aldridge.

Unit/Placed in,169th Infantry Regiment, 43^rd Infantry Division “Winged Victory“.

James is born in 1912 in North Carolina.

Parents and Sibling, No Record Available.

James enlisted the service in North Carolina with service number # 34211192.

James was KIA over the Fights at Munda Airfield, , New Georgia on July 17, 1943, he is honored with a Purple Heart, 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.

Walls of the missing.

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