42nd Infantry Division insignia (portrait pending)

SGT

James A Hobart

Aged 22, fallen January 14, 1945

Unit
Company F, 232nd Infantry Regiment
Serial number
16003741
Hometown
Winnebago, Illinois
Date of death
January 14, 1945
Classification
Killed in action
Burial
Epinal American Cemetery, Plot A Row 23 Grave 17, Epinal, France

Sergeant James A Hobart, serial number 16003741, of Winnebago, Illinois, served with Company F of the 232nd 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 Epinal American Cemetery, Plot A Row 23 Grave 17, Epinal, France.

Further reading: The 42nd “Rainbow” Division Was Not at the Battle of the Bulge.

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