Name:
James Wright Day
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
447197
Unit:
3rd Marine Regiment
Date of Death:
1944-07-22
State:
Oregon
Cemetery:
Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA
Plot:
Courts of the Missing
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
James Wright Day was born on December 11, 1923, in Sumatra, Rosebud County, Montana. He was the son of Homer W. Day and Nellie Louise Dorothy Stahlman.
He served in the Weapons Company, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division as a Private First Class during World War II. He was declared as Missing in Action on July 22, 1944, during the Battle for Guam.