Name:
James Clyde Hightower
Rank:
Sergeant
Serial Number:
270928
Unit:
22nd Marine Regiment, 1st Provisional Marine Brigade
Date of Death:
1944-07-30
State:
Texas
Cemetery:
Attoyac Baptist Church Cemetery, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas, USA
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James Clyde Hightower was born on March 31, 1921, in Texas. He was the son of John Hilliard Hightower and Minnie Edith Lee Hightower.
He served in Company K, 3rd Battalion, 22nd Marine Regiment, 1st Provisional Marine Brigade as a Sergeant during World War II. He died from his wounds received in battle on July 30, 1944, during the Battle for Guam.