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James B. Shearin

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NAME:
James Brooks Shearin
NICKNAME:
Brooks
SERVICE NUMBER:
470683
HOME OF RECORD:
Wake Forest, NC
NEXT OF KIN:
Parents, Cornwallis & Viola Shearin
DATE OF BIRTH:
9/11/1923
SERVICE DATES:
10/20/1942 – 1945
DATE OF DEATH:
9/12/1995
CAMPAIGN UNIT MOS RATE RESULT
Roi-Namur B/1/24 746 PFC
Saipan B/1/24 746 PFC WIA
Tinian In Hospital
Iwo Jima B/1/24 746 Corporal WIA
INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS:
Purple Heart with Gold Star
LAST KNOWN RANK:
Corporal

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