James L Hamrick (1926 - 1991)

Born 19 Jan 1926 in Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Died 29 Nov 1991 at age 65 in Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States

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Biography

Served in WWII. Paratrooped into Normandy on D-Day. Served in Korean War, was captured by the Chinese and escaped. Received Purple Heart for frozen feet suffered during escape.

Sources

• "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV54-3T7Q : accessed 10 January 2019), James L Hamrick Sr, Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States, 02 Dec 1991; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing , born-digital text.

• Find A Grave: Memorial #146623550

• "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMFN-6KW : 5 December 2014), James L Hamrick, enlisted 05 Apr 1944, Ft Benjamin Harrison, Indiana, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.

• "United States Korean War Dead and Army Wounded, 1950-1953," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXCQ-GWG : 12 December 2014), James L Hamrick, 13 Feb 1951; citing Military Service, South Korea, service number 5R35830135, program sequence IN DIV - 2ND, program element IN DIV INF REGT, Records of Korean War Dead and Wounded Army Casualities, compiled 1950-1970, documenting the period 02/13/1950 - 12/31/1953, NARA NAID 583580, National Archives at College Park, Maryland. Seriously wounded in action by missile on 13 Feb 1951 in South Korea. Returned to duty 07 Mar 1951, Military Rank Private E-2 Military Heavy Weapons Infantryman