Dad, James.
sitting, sitting on lap.
couch.
black and white. from Dad.
Fort Myer, Virginia.
March, 1951.
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James Bernard L, my grandfather (dad's dad). Born 2/18/1922 in Fairmont, WV. Died
12/18/2001 in Arlington, VA.
Son of James and Minnie
Husband of Maria Clara ("Ronnie")
Father of Victor (dad)
Brother of Arnold Ray, Lena May and Charles
James Bernard L was a long-serving member of the 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division, and its Association. He joined the National Guard in
1936, then the 16th Infantry in 1940 at Fort Jay, New York. In the
Allied landings in Africa in November, 1942, he was the Regimental
Sergeant Major. He fought in Sicily and later, in the Normandy Invasion, as a Warrant Officer under General Omar Bradley. He continued with the 16th Infantry through France, the Battle of the Bulge, Germany and Czechoslovakia, earning a Silver Star.
After the war, he served at Fort Knox, Kentucky, the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the Pentagon, Fort Shafter,
Hawaii, Ft. Sam Houstin in San Antonio, TX, and the Adjutant Generals
School, Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana, where he retired in 1960 as a
CWO-4.
James then became one of the strongest supporters of the Regimental
Association, writing many articles and booklets produced by the
Association, and was a contributor, editor, and participant in the
production of the recent volume of the regiment's history, "Blood
and Sacrifice."
James was also an avid flag collector and member of NAVA, and a
longtime philatelist.
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