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Sergeant James H Ort

Name James H Ort
Rank Sergeant
Army Serial # 20633078
State Michigan
Date of death 1944-07-20
Plot, Row, Grave A, 22, 46
Cemetery Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France, Google Maps
Role MOS 653 Squad Leader
Unit H Company, 330th Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division
Awards Purple Heart
Remarks Sergeant Ort was a member of H Company. The morning report for July 10, 1944 on page 12 lists him joining the unit from the 92nd Replacement Battalion on July 8, 1944. Page 26, for July 19, 1944, lists him severely wounded in action and transferred to the 42nd Field Hospital. The morning report for October 20, 1944 on page 20 lists him as died of wounds on July 20, 1944. The pages can be seen below.
Documents - Morning report July 10, 1944, H Company, 330th IR, page 12
- Morning report July 18, 1944, H Company, 330th IR, page 26
- Morning report October 20, 1944, H Company, 330th IR, page 20
Grave Soldier
James H Ort (20633078) James H Ort (20633078)


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