WWII

James Bruce Atkinson

Rate / Rank
Corporal

Birthdate
October 1 1917

Date of Death
December 31 1988

Branch
US Army

Active Duty Service
October 11 1941 - October 24 1945

Conflicts & Campaigns

Normandy; Northern France; Rhineland
European Theater of Operations, January 30, 1944 - October 5, 1945.

Significant Duty Stations

Inducted; Fort McPherson, Georgia.
1242 Quartermaster Company, Service Group Aviation
Discharged; Fort McPherson, Georgia.

Decorations & Citations

European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with three battle stars
American Defense Medal, Good Conduct Medal

Notes

SSN 253-42-6326. US Army service number 34-088-591. Born; Cairo, Georgia. Home of record; Rt. 2, Cairo, Georgia. Burial; Bold Springs Cemetery, Grady County, Georgia.