James Brant SHEEN

 

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Source : Arnaud Gaté

ARMY SERIAL NUMBER19172021
AGE21 yo
DATE OF BIRTH17 September 1922
STATEMinidoka county IDAHO
FAMILYParents : James Robert & Eliza Hanks Sheen
Siblings : Robert Vernal, Merrilla, Erma, Arnold Hanks, Byrul Lamar, Iona, Norma Ruth, Raeola, Florence Lemay, Owen Clifford, James Brant, Earl Junior & Max Leroy Sheen
RANKPrivate First Class
FONCTIONparatrooper
JOB before ENLISTEMENT ID
DATE of ENLISTEMENT23 november 1942 Salt Lake City UTAH
REGIMENT501st Parachute Infantry Regiment
DIVISION101st Airborne Division
DATE OF DEATH6 june 1944

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Source : F Lavernhe

STATUSKIA
PLACE OF DEATHWood of Limors - VARENGUEBEC
DATA PLAN

Douglas C-47 - type A-75-DL - s/n 42-101025 Z4*? Chalk #54

C 47 douglas

Macr: 7271

Mission: #15 - Mission Albany
- Airborne Troops 501ePIR/101eAB - DZ-D (Angoville-au-Plain)

Take Off: Station 464 Merryfieldl, SOMERSET

Shot by flak 01h42 - Explosion

CEMETERYNORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY from Colleville

Map Normandy American Cemetery

GRAVE
PlotRowGrave
D2720
DECORATION

Purple Heart

World War II Victory Medal 

Combat Infantryman Badge

Brevet Parachutiste

 

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victory medal

combat infantryman badge

combat infantryman badge

 

 

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Paul Cemetery Paul, Minidoka County, IDAHO

Source : ForeverRemembered


Brother of

James G SHEEN


Owen Clifford SHEEN

 

NUMBER OF SERVICE​338605

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source : Mary Kaye

AGE23  yo
DATE OF BIRTH31 October 1920
ENLISTMENT STATEIDAHO
FAMILYParents : James Robert & Eliza Hanks Sheen
Siblings : Robert Vernal, Merrilla, Erma, Arnold Hanks, Byrul Lamar, Iona, Norma Ruth, Raeola, Florence Lemay, Owen Clifford, James Brant, Earl Junior & Max Leroy Sheen
DATE of ENLISTEMENT 1 May 1942
RANKPrivate First Class
 UNITE

 B Company

1st Battalion

18th Marine Regiment (Engineers)

2nd Marine Division

Fleet Marine Force

DATE OF DEATH2 August 1944

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source : Jeff Hall

STATUSKIA
PLACE OF DEATHTinian, Northern Mariana IslandsID
CEMETERY


National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
Honolulu, Honolulu County, HAWAII

 

MEDAILLE

Navy Presidential Unit Citation

Silver Star

Purple Heart

American Campaign Medal

World War II Victory Medal 

Combat Infantryman Badge


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SILVER STAR CITATION

 AWARDED FOR ACTIONS DURING World War II
Service: Marine Corps; Rank: Private First Class
Battalion: 3d Battalion; Division: 2d Marine Division
GENERAL ORDERS: Commander in Chief, Pacific: Serial 12708 (January 25, 1945)

CITATION:
The President of the United States of America takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to Private First Class Owen C. Sheen (MCSN: 338605), United States Marine Corps Reserve, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity as Leader of a Rifle Squad, serving with Company B, First Battalion, Twenty-First Marines, THIRD Marine Division, during action against enemy Japanese forces at Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands, on 3 March 1945. With his squad pinned down by shattering small-arms fire emanating from two well-concealed hostile pillboxes, Corporal Sheen voluntarily pressed forward against the withering barrage to conduct a lone reconnaissance and, after locating the emplacements, returned to organize an attack. Boldly charging ahead of his squad, he led an aggressive strike against the strong point, personally destroying the initial pillbox with his accurately placed grenades before he was fatally struck down while assisting in the destruction of the other. By his superb leadership, valiant fighting spirit and cool courage maintained in the face of tremendous odds, Corporal Sheen contributed materially to the success of the bitterly fought Iwo campaign and his zealous devotion to duty throughout was in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service. He gallantly gave his life for his country.

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