James J. Fleming

Company B 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

4th Infantry Division

KIA 11/27/1944

James Joseph Fleming was born in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio on January 13, 1921.

Prior to entering military service he was employed by the Frigidaire Corporation in Dayton, Ohio.

He was drafted into the Army on November 5, 1943 at Cincinnati, Ohio. His home of residence was listed
as Montgomery County, Ohio and his civilian occupation was listed as Machine Shop And
Related Occupations. He had completed three years of High School and was married.
His religion was listed as Catholic.

He was assigned to Company B from the 4th Infantry Division replacement pool
on July 13, 1944.

He was promoted to Private First Class on September 2, 1944.

Private First Class Fleming was killed in action in Germany during the Battle of the Hürtgen Forest
on November 27, 1944.

James J. Fleming was buried in the temporary U.S. Military Cemetery,
Henri-Chapelle Cemetery, Eupen, Belgium and some time later
his remains were returned to the United States where he was
reinterred in Ohio.

Burial:
Calvary Cemetery
Kettering
Montgomery County
Ohio
Plot: 22_A_3 1/2_9

Grave marker for James J. Fleming

Photo by Mary Downing-Mahan (gravehuntermary) from the Find A Grave website

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