WWII
James Henry Godwin
Rate / Rank
S Sergeant
Birthdate
August 6 1918
Date of Death
May 1971
Branch
US Army
Active Duty Service
December 1 1942 - December 21 1945
Conflicts & Campaigns
- Rome - Arno; Southern France; Rhineland; Central Europe
- European Theater of Operations March 9, 1944 - December 5, 1945
Significant Duty Stations
- Inducted; Fort McPherson, Georgia.
- HQ Company, 142 Infantry
- Discharged; Camp Gordon, Georgia.
Decorations & Citations
- Combat Infantryman Badge; Bronze Star Medal
- European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with one bronze arrowhead
- Good Conduct Medal; American Campaign Medal
- World War II Victory Medal; Sharpshooter (rifle)
Notes
US Army service number 34-576-095. Born; Grady County, Georgia. Home of record; 121 1st Ave. NE, Cairo, Georgia. Burial; Lee County, Georgia.