Name:
James Rayford Cornwell
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
850847
Unit:
3rd Marine Regiment
Date of Death:
1944-07-22
State:
Michigan
Cemetery:
Camp Nelson National Cemetery, Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky, USA
Plot:
Section D
Row:
Grave:
Site 95
Decoration:
Comments:
James Rayford Cornwell was born on February 27, 1925, in Hickman County, Kentucky. He was the son of Raymond Cornwell and Ruby Ross Cornwell.
He served in Company L, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division as a Private First Class during World War II. He was Killed in Action on July 22, 1944, during the Battle for Guam.