World War II
1st Lt James Robert McDonald
Army - Kia
104th Infantry Division

Photo of men in his unit, it was cold and later icy
in Dec 1944

Serial No - O-1289288 1st Lt James Robert McDonald   18 Oct 1918- 3 Dec 1944 The Photo above and the paragraph are from "Men and Women in the Armed Forces from Grayson County His parents were James Alexander McDonald and Mary Estelle Upshaw McDonald 1940 Census - James Robert McDonald age 21, Parents James A and Mary E McDonald. They lived in rural Grayson. His father James A McDonald died in 1972 at age 91 in Fredericksburg, Tx and was brought back home and buried in West Hill. I haven't been able to find more articles about him. His unit were in combat in Belgium, the Battle of the Bulge and the great surge of Allies lined up and pushing toward invading Germany.

He is buried in West Hill Cemetery His parents are buried there also.

More about his unit. It was combined with the XIX Corps during that period. Conquer:The story of the Ninth Army, 1944-1945 XIX Corps Breaks through the Siegfried Line 104th Infantry Div WWII -Timberwolves History of this unit Youtube - 104th Inf Div at Eschweiler, Germany Nov 1944 Youtube -104th Inf Div

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