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Ernest Leroy “Ernie” James

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Ernest Leroy “Ernie” James Veteran

Birth
Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, USA
Death
10 Mar 2009 (aged 78)
Akron, Summit County, Ohio, USA
Burial
Seville, Medina County, Ohio, USA Add to Map
Plot
SECTION WAL31 ROW C SITE 20
Memorial ID
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FCSN US NAVY
KOREAN VETERAN

Enlistment Date: 5 Aug 1947
Release Date 1: 16 Jun 1952

Served on the USS IOWA...now decommissioned.

USS Iowa (BB-61) was the lead ship of her class of battleship and the fourth in the United States Navy to be named in honor of the 29th state. Owing to the cancellation of the Montana-class battleships, Iowa is the last lead ship of any class of United States battleships, and was the only ship of her class to have served in the Atlantic Ocean during World War II.


FCSN US NAVY
KOREAN VETERAN

Enlistment Date: 5 Aug 1947
Release Date 1: 16 Jun 1952

Served on the USS IOWA...now decommissioned.

USS Iowa (BB-61) was the lead ship of her class of battleship and the fourth in the United States Navy to be named in honor of the 29th state. Owing to the cancellation of the Montana-class battleships, Iowa is the last lead ship of any class of United States battleships, and was the only ship of her class to have served in the Atlantic Ocean during World War II.




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