Name and Rank, Private First Class James A. Machan.
Unit/Placed in, 351th Infantry Regiment ”Spear Head”, 88th Infantry Division ”Blue Devils”.
James is born. on 1925 in Michigan.
Father, Herbert Machan.
Mother, Hattie Machan.
Brother(s), Robert E. Machan.
James enlisted the Army from Virginia, with serial number # 36877187.
James A. Machan was a Private First Class in the 357th Infantry Regiment.
James was KIA in the Apennines Mountains in the Battle for Livergnano (Italy), on Oct 1, 1944, and he is honored with the Purple Heart, Combat Infantry Badge, Marksmanship Badge, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.
And he is buried at Florence American Cemetery, Florence, Italy.
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History
357st Infantry Regiment
Constituted in the National Army 5 August 1917 as the 351st Infantry Regiment, assigned to the 88th Division. Organized 30 August 1917 at Camp Dodge, Iowa. Demobilized 7 June 1919 at Camp Dodge. (88th Division demobilized 10 June 1919, relieving components from assignment; reorganized in 1921 in the Organized Reserves.) Reconstituted, allotted to the Organized Reserves, assigned to the 88th Division, VII Corps Area, 24 June 1921, and organized in October 1921. Ordered into active military service, less personnel, and organized 15 July 1942 at Camp Gruber, Oklahoma, as an element of the 88th Infantry Division. Relieved of assignment to the 88th Infantry Division 1 May 1947. Withdrawn from the Reserves and allotted to the Regular Army in 1951.
Campaign Credits
World War II
Rome-Arno
North-Apennines
Po Valley
