Name:
James Columbus Kerns
Rank:
Private
Serial Number:
13050562
Unit:
United States Army
Date of Death:
1944-07-26
State:
West Virginia
Cemetery:
Grafton National Cemetery, Grafton, Taylor County, West Virginia, USA
Plot:
A
Row:
0
Grave:
95
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
James Columbus Kerns was born on December 24, 1918, in Evenwood, Randolph County, West Virginia. He was the son of John Smith Kerns and Hettie L. Adamson Kerns.
He served in the United States Army as a Private during World War II. He was Killed in Action on July 26, 1944, during the Battle for Guam.