War: WWII
Last Name: McCoy, Jr.
First Name: James
Middle Name or Initial: H
Sex: M
County: Kanawha, West Virginia
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Branch of Service: Army
Rank: First Lieutenant
Service Number: 01318318
Date of Death: 23 January 1945
Place of Death: France
Cause of Death: DOW
Place of Burial: Arlington National Cemetery
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Father: James H.
Mother: Essie Reed
Spouse: Ruth Kyle
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Children: James Howard III
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Source: Pentagon Form; Charleston Gazette – reburial notice- 21 August 1949 Charleston Daily Mail – memorial service announcement. Notes: Employment before enlistment was with United Fuel Gas Co.
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