Name:
James Hammock Preston
Rank:
Private
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Unit:
1st Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1945-01-15
State:
North Carolina
Cemetery:
Neal Family Cem., Belews Creek, N. Carolina
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James Hammock Preston was born on November 12, 1925 in Forsyth County, North Carolina. He was the son of James Ellington Preston and Rachel Richardson Preston. James served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a Private in the 1st Infantry Division. He died on January 15, 1945 in Belgium at the age of 19 and is now buried in Neal Family Cemetery, Belews Creek, Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA.