Private First Class Willie F. James of Jackson County, Missouri, served in the 104th Infantry Division as an infantry scout. He was killed in action on April 7, 1945, near Lippoldsberg, Germany, and is buried at Margraten. In 1997, together with six others, PFC James was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism during World War II. Until that time, no African-American service member of World War II had been awarded a Medal of Honor. Source: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180524006198/en/The-Search-for-the-172-African-American-Soldiers-Memorialized-at-Margraten David McGhee went on a voyage of discovery when he finally opened his grandmother's suitcase, full of mementos of her husband who died in World War II.
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AuteurPaul Jansen; Hobby fotograaf uit Nieuw-Vennep. Archieven
April 2021
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