Lents, James Herbert Jr.

1909 - 1990  (80 years)

• Name	Lents, James Herbert
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	17 Nov 1909  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	LENT.J008
  _FGRAVE	101635728
  Military Service	World War II, Private First Class, United States Army  [2, 3]
  	Entered active service as a draftee on October 8, 1943 at Camp Grant, Illinois. Completed basic training and qualified in the military occupational specialty of Cannoneer (845). Departed the U.S. on July 13, 1944 bound for the Pacific Theater oof Operations. Assigned to and fought with a Field Artillery Battalion in the New Guinea, Luzon and Southern Philippine Islands Campaigns. Earned The Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 3 bronze battle stars, WWII Victory Medal and The Philippine Liberation Medal with 2 bronze battle stars. Honorably discharged as a Private First Class with a certificate of disability on September 22, 1945 at Percy Jones Hospital Center, Fort Custer, Michigan. Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2058256
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		United States Army
  		Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Military Service Ribbons, Lents, James Herbert Jr. (1909-1990) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Army
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		Philippine Liberation Medal, Republic of the Philippines
  		Philippine Liberation Medal, Republic of the Philippines
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Camp Grant, Illinois
  		Asiatic-Pacific Theater, World War II
  		Fort Custer Training Center, Michigan
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
  		World War II Honoree, Lents, James H. Jr. (1909-1990)
  Death	19 Jan 1990
  Burial	Calvary Cemetery, Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Michigan
  Person ID	I34022	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	Lents, James Herbert Sr.,   b. 27 Aug 1871, Indiana d. 2 Jul 1949, Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Michigan (Age 77 years)
  Mother	McGuiness, Antoinette Mae 'Nettie',   b. 31 Oct 1877, Marshall, Clark County, Illinois d. 5 Oct 1946, Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois (Age 68 years)
  Family ID	F9322	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	?, N.F.
  Family ID	F18281	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Calvary Cemetery, Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Michigan  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S10555] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Lents, William F., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=34758568) (Reliability: 2). [S10160] World War II Honoree, James H. Lents, Jr., (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2058256) (Reliability: 2). [S10556] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Lents, James Herbert, (hhttp://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=101635728) (Reliability: 2).