PVT
James B Joplin
Aged 26, fallen April 9, 1945
- Unit
- Company A, 242nd Infantry Regiment
- Serial number
- 37640709
- Hometown
- Greene, Missouri
- Date of death
- April 9, 1945
- Classification
- Killed in action
- Burial
- Springfield National Cemetery, Section 30 Site 2403, Springfield, Missouri
Private James B Joplin, serial number 37640709, of Greene, Missouri, served with Company A of the 242nd Infantry Regiment in the 42nd Infantry Division, the Rainbow Division. He was killed in action on April 9, 1945, at the age of 26. He is buried at Springfield National Cemetery, Section 30 Site 2403, Springfield, Missouri.
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