Jim Strong (1919 - 2006)

Born 29 Jun 1919 in Alabama, United States

Ancestors

Died 24 Jul 2006 at age 87 in Opelika, Lee, Alabama, United States

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Biography

Jim Strong is a Military Veteran.
Served in the United States Army 1943-1945
World War II

Jim was born in 1919. He was the son of Will Strong and Laura Ballard.

He served the United States Army during World War II. He enlisted on November 26, 1943 and was discharged on July 30, 1945. He received the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star Medal.^[1]

He died, at the age of 87, on July 24, 2006 in Opelika, Alabama. He is buried at the Salem Macon Baptist Church Cemetery, Notasulga, Macon County, Alabama. ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010", Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Page number: 1, Ancestry Record 2441 #7404183 (accessed 1 October 2022), Name: Jim Strong; Gender: Male; Birth Date: 29 Jun 1919; Death Date: 24 Jul 2006; Enlistment Branch: ARMY; Enlistment Date: 26 Nov 1943; Discharge Date: 30 Jul 1945.
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/147832611/jim-strong: accessed 01 October 2022), memorial page for Jim Strong (29 Jun 1919–24 Jul 2006), Find A Grave: Memorial #147832611 citing Salem Macon Baptist Church Cemetery, Notasulga, Macon County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by R T Plott (contributor 48363878) .

See Also:

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:3JZK-82M : accessed 4 August 2018), Jim Strong in household of Wilham C Strong, Notasulga, Macon, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 18, sheet 5A, line 44, family 86, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 36; FHL microfilm 2,339,771.
• "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8YW-SXT : 5 December 2014), Jim Strong, enlisted 26 Nov 1943, Ft Mcclellan, Alabama, 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.