Staff Sargent J. B. White 38147060

Staff Sargent J. B. White 38147060 US Army KIA. He was born on June 3, 1919 in Olney, Texas, the Son of Wiley and Fannie White and he grew up in Haskell Texas.  He married Ira Belle Terrell on October 20, 1940 in Haskell Texas. He entered the US Army on March 20, 1942 at the age of 22, at Fort Sill Oklahoma. At the time of his enlistment he was 6 foot 2 inches tall had blonde hair and gray eyes and weighed 158 pounds. By November 1942 he had achieved the rank of Corporal and was serving in the 359th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division. He got to England on April 5, 1944 and trained for 2 months for the upcoming invasion. He would have entered France between June 6 – 10, 1944 on Utah Beach, Normandy. “On June 14, 1944, the 359th Infantry Regiment was ordered to seize the municipality of Orglandes, the last obstacle before Sainte-Colombe. But the division was engaged in the difficult decision of Gourbesville: the German resistance, as well as the problems of coordination in the allied ranks, delay the tempo of the American global offensive. The 359th Infantry Regiment bypasses Gourbesville from the south and continues towards Orglandes. Defense is favored by a very compartmentalized terrain, where anti-tank weapons can cause significant damage to the assailant.” S/Sgt White would have been killed in action during this action on June 14, 1944, at the age of 25. He was awarded the Purple Heart Medal (PHM), the Bronze Stare Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the European Campaign Medal, the World War Two Victory Medal, the Combat Infantry Badge. His body was returned to the United states in 1949 and was burred at Haskell Texas.

Staff Sargent J. B. White 38147060 US Army KIA. He was born on June 3, 1919 in Olney, Texas, the Son of Wiley and Fannie White and he grew up in Haskell Texas.  He married Ira Belle Terrell on October 20, 1940 in Haskell Texas. He entered the US Army on March 20, 1942 at the age of 22, at Fort Sill Oklahoma. At the time of his enlistment he was 6 foot 2 inches tall had blonde hair and gray eyes and weighed 158 pounds. By November 1942 he had achieved the rank of Corporal and was serving in the 359th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division. He got to England on April 5, 1944 and trained for 2 months for the upcoming invasion. He would have entered France between June 6 – 10, 1944 on Utah Beach, Normandy.

“On June 14, 1944, the 359th Infantry Regiment was ordered to seize the municipality of Orglandes, the last obstacle before Sainte-Colombe. But the division was engaged in the difficult decision of Gourbesville: the German resistance, as well as the problems of coordination in the allied ranks, delay the tempo of the American global offensive. The 359th Infantry Regiment bypasses Gourbesville from the south and continues towards Orglandes. Defense is favored by a very compartmentalized terrain, where anti-tank weapons can cause significant damage to the assailant.” S/Sgt White would have been killed in action during this action on June 14, 1944, at the age of 25. He was awarded the Purple Heart Medal (PHM), the Bronze Stare Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the European Campaign Medal, the World War Two Victory Medal, the Combat Infantry Badge. His body was returned to the United states in 1949 and was burred at Haskell Texas.

Staff Sargent J. B. White 38147060 US Army KIA. He was born on June 3, 1919 in Olney, Texas, the Son of Wiley and Fannie White and he grew up in Haskell Texas.  He married Ira Belle Terrell on October 20, 1940 in Haskell Texas. He entered the US Army on March 20, 1942 at the age of 22, at Fort Sill Oklahoma. At the time of his enlistment he was 6 foot 2 inches tall had blonde hair and gray eyes and weighed 158 pounds. By November 1942 he had achieved the rank of Corporal and was serving in the 359th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division. He got to England on April 5, 1944 and trained for 2 months for the upcoming invasion. He would have entered France between June 6 – 10, 1944 on Utah Beach, Normandy. “On June 14, 1944, the 359th Infantry Regiment was ordered to seize the municipality of Orglandes, the last obstacle before Sainte-Colombe. But the division was engaged in the difficult decision of Gourbesville: the German resistance, as well as the problems of coordination in the allied ranks, delay the tempo of the American global offensive. The 359th Infantry Regiment bypasses Gourbesville from the south and continues towards Orglandes. Defense is favored by a very compartmentalized terrain, where anti-tank weapons can cause significant damage to the assailant.” S/Sgt White would have been killed in action during this action on June 14, 1944, at the age of 25. He was awarded the Purple Heart Medal (PHM), the Bronze Stare Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the European Campaign Medal, the World War Two Victory Medal, the Combat Infantry Badge. His body was returned to the United states in 1949 and was burred at Haskell Texas.

Sources:

1- Photograph from his family – Ryan

2- https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&cat=all&tf=F&q=38147060&bc=sl,sd&rpp=10&pg=1&rid=7151104

3- https://1940census.archives.gov/

4- https://www.dday-overlord.com/en/battle-of-normandy/cities/orglandes

5- https://history.army.mil/documents/ETO-OB/90ID-ETO.htmhttps://www.archives.gov/research/military/ww2/army-casualties/texas.html

6- in the Texas, County Marriage Records, 1817-1965

7- U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947

8- U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963