PFC James Arthur Dandridge
Born: 11 July 1918 – Senatobia, Mississippi
Parents: James A. Dandridge
Siblings: 1 brother
Hometown:
– 824 South 13th Avenue – Maywood Illinois
– the family previously lived in Cleveland, Ohio
Education:
– Washington Grade School
– Proviso Township High School
– Class of 1936
Employment: National Malleable Steel Casting Company – Melrose Park, Illinois
Selective Service Registration: 16 October 1940
Contact Person: Heinretta Dandridge – wife
Inducted:
– U. S. Army
– 16 May 1944 – Chicago, Illinois
Serial Number: 36979108
Training:
– Not Known
Unit:
– 3119th Quarter Master Service Company
Engagements:
– Germany
Killed in Action: 1 April 1945 – Germany
Buried:
– 1948 – Bur Oak Cemetery – Blue Island, Illinois
Note: In 2009, the staff of the cemetery was caught, by police, disinterring remains
and removing headstones to resell the gravesites. The grave of James A. Dandridge was not disturbed.
