Name:
James Dalton Lankford
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
15335533
Unit:
69th Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1945-04-13
State:
Tennessee
Cemetery:
Union Cemetery, Dickson, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA
Plot:
Roth Block A
Row:
Lot 221
Grave:
Space 6
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
James Dalton Lankford was born on January 8, 1920, in Dickson County, Tennessee. He was the son of Lawrence Moses P. Lankford and Mary Eliza McGraw Lankford. He served in the 271st Infantry Regiment, 69th Infantry Division, as a Private First Class during World War II.
PFC Lankford was Killed in Action on April 13, 1945, during the Battle of Weißenfels in Germany. He is now buried in the Union Cemetery, Dickson, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA.
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