Database 83rd Infantry Division

James A De Paul (33613348)

Name De Paul, James A
Rank Private
Army Serial # 33613348
State Pennsylvania
Date of death 1944-07-28
Plot, Row, Grave D, 22, 46
Cemetery Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France , Google Maps
Role MOS 745 Rifleman
Unit A Company, 331st Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division
Awards Purple Heart
Additional information
According to the memoirs of Frank Monan, Co. A 331st, Private James A DePaul was a member of Company A.

The morning report confirms this. Private DePaul was a member of A Company. The morning report for July 22, 1944 on page 43 and 44 lists him joining the unit from the 48th Replacement Battalion on July 20, 1944 while holding the rank of Private. The morning report for August 2, 1944 on page 7 lists him as killed in action on July 28, 1944. The pages can be seen below.
Morning reports
1944-07-22 PVT Assigned and joined from 48th Replacement Battalion as of July 20, 1944 745 A / 331 view page
1944-08-02 PVT Killed in action on July 28, 1944 745 A / 331 view page