James "Jimmie" Arthur Barnhill
Son of
Olen M. & Ida C. Malpass Barnhill
James "Jimmie" Arthur Barnhill
Son of
Olen M. & Ida C. Malpass Barnhill
  Buried at Haw Bluff Church, Bladen County, NC 1943 World War II Enlistment Rocord Name: James "Jimmie" A. Barnhill Birth Year: 1924 Race: White, citizen Nativity State or Country: North Carolina State North Carolina County or City: Pender Enlistment Date: 24 Mar 1943 Enlistment State: North Carolina Enlistment City: Fort Bragg Branch: No branch assignment Grade: Private Grade Code: Private Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men) Source Civil Life Education: 2 years of college Civil Occupation: Tractor Driver* or Truck Driver, Heavy or Chauffeur or Truck Driver, (*)Light An asterisk appearing after a job title indicates that a trade test for the particular occupation will be found in the United States Employment Service Manual, Oral Trade Test Marital Status: Single, with dependents Burgaw, Dec. 3, 1948 Gravesides services for PFC. James A. Barnhill, who was killed in combat in Belgium, Jan. 4, 1945, will be conducted Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Haw Bluff Baptist Church Cemetery. Members of the Burgaw American Legion Post will serve as pall bearers and conduct military services. Barnhill enlisted in the service in 1942, joining the Skytrooper division in March, 1943, and received his training at Camp McCall, Fort Bragg, and Fort Benning. He went overseas in September, 1944. He was killed while serving with the 17th Airborne division, which was assigned to the 101st Army in Belgium. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. O.M. Barnhill, of Atkinson; one brother Sterling Barnhill of Atkinson; and two sisters, Mrs. Thomas Bradshaw of Atkinson and Mrs. F.C. Seigler, of Wilmington. |
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