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Alkire, James W., Pfc.
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Home Town Parsons
Date of Passing Feb 01, 1975
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PRIVATE FIRST CLASS JAMES W. ALKIRE WORKED AS A FARM HAND NEAR PARSONS, WEST VIRGINIA BEFORE ENTERING THE ARMY ON 3 JUNE 1943. HE SERVED IN EUROPE FROM NOVEMBER 1943 UNTIL JUNE 1945(UNIT UNKNOWN). IN JUNE 1945 PFC ALKIRE WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE PACIFIC THEATRE, ARRIVING IN JULY OF 1945 AND WAS ASSIGED TO COMPANY I, 103RD INFANTRY REGIMENT, 43RD INFANTRY DIVISION UNTIL SEPTEMBER 1945 WHEN HE SAILED FOR THE U.S. PFC ALKIRE ARRIVED IN THE U.S. ON 9 OCTOBER 1945 AND AS THEN DISCHARGED O THE 20TH AT CAMP ATTERBURY, INDIANA. JAMES W. ALKIRE PASSED AWAY ON 1 FEB 1975 AT STARK, OHIO.
WWII - European Theater of Operations/Normandy Campaign (1944)
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June / 1944
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July / 1944
Description Normandy Campaign 6 June to 24 July 1944) Early on D-Day airborne troops landed in France to gain control of strategic areas. Aerial and naval bombardment followed. Then the invasion fleet, covered by an umbrella of aircraft, discharged Eisenhower’s assault forces. Soon the beachhead was secure, but its expansion was a slow and difficult process in the face of strong opposition. It was not until late in July that the Allies were able to break out of Normandy.