Name: James L Manning
First Name(s): James L
Last Name: Manning
Place of birth: South Carolina, Dillon Cnty, Latta
Rank: Capt Company Commander
ASN: O-461032
Company: Cannon
Unit: 423rd IR 106th ID
Reported as: MIA ► KIA
Date of incident: 16-12-1944
Place of incident: Bleialf (G)
note: Although Capt Manning’s official date of death is December 21, 1944, records prove he was killed on the first day of the Battle of the Bulge on December 16, 1944. That day, Capt Manning was leading his men against a German attack on Bleialf, Germany. Cpt James L. Manning was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Foy, Belgium.
Capt Manning is mentioned in The 423rd in the Bulge by Colonel Charles C. “Moe” Cavender, Commanding, published November 1946
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