Monday, June 6, 2016

2LT James J Limber

2LT James J. Limber b. 7 Sep 1917 - d. 6 Jun 1944, born in Chicago to John G. and Ella (Pontes) Limber.  His mother died in 1928.

He enlisted on 2 Dec 1941 just 5-days before Pearl Harbor. James was assigned to Headquarters 1st Battalion 116th Infantry on D-Day to serve as the Battalin S-2. 2LT Limber was wounded in both legs while making his way through the water then crawled on to the beach where a shell fragment hit him between the eyes and he was killed in action.

 He was survived by his father and 4 siblings and rests in the Normandy American Cemetery.

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