Lest We Forget
Name: James W. McCraw War: Korea
Rank: Corporal Serial number: RA 18280591 Branch: Army
Unit: 27th Infantry
Battle or circumstance: “Military operations in Korea”
Decorations: Purple Heart and a Citation from President Truman
Date born: October 6, 1931
Place born: Knight, LA
Date died: September 17, 1950
How died: Died of wounds received in action
Place died: Korea
Place buried: “Cooper Graveyard, outside of DeRidder”
Home place: Planer Mill Road, DeRidder, LA
School(s): DeRidder schools
Affiliations: Baptist
Interests: None mentioned
Spouse: None
Children: None
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. John R. McCraw
Siblings: Inez Fink, John V. McCraw, Robert C. McCraw, Cameron McCraw, Floyd McCraw, Bobbie Kersh, Patricia Ashworth
Data provided by: His sister, Patricia Ashworth, 1906 Oak Hollow East, Pearland, TX
Other sources: Several documents provided – also listed on the Military Index
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