42nd Infantry Division insignia (portrait pending)

PFC

James N Visser

Aged 18, fallen January 23, 1945

Unit
Company K, 242nd Infantry Regiment
Serial number
42141413
Hometown
Washington, New York
Date of death
January 23, 1945
Classification
Killed in action
Burial
Easton Rural Cemetery, Section 5 Row 25, Easton, New York

Private First Class James N Visser, serial number 42141413, of Washington, New York, served with Company K of the 242nd Infantry Regiment in the 42nd Infantry Division, the Rainbow Division. He was killed in action on January 23, 1945, at the age of 18. He is buried at Easton Rural Cemetery, Section 5 Row 25, Easton, New York.

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

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