PFC
James Claps
Aged 22, fallen January 14, 1945
- Unit
- Company I, 242nd Infantry Regiment
- Serial number
- 32346894
- Hometown
- Suffolk, New York
- Date of death
- January 14, 1945
- Classification
- Killed in action
- Burial
- Long Island National Cemetery, Section H 8193, East Farmingdale, New York
Private First Class James Claps, serial number 32346894, of Suffolk, New York, served with Company I of the 242nd Infantry Regiment in the 42nd Infantry Division, the Rainbow Division. He was killed in action on January 14, 1945, at the age of 22. He is buried at Long Island National Cemetery, Section H 8193, East Farmingdale, New York.
Further reading: The Battle of Hatten-Rittershoffen and the Men Who Held the Line.
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