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| James Carden landed on Omaha Beach with the 116th Infantry Regiment on D-Day. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42229682/james-samuel-carden https://www.pinterest.com/pin/658158933017148574/?lp=true |
James Samuel Carden never had a chance to reach 100 years old today. Instead, he sacrificed his life for our freedom.
He was born on August 18, 1918 in Virginia. His parents Charles and Mamie were also both born in Virginia. His father worked as a farmer. James had three older sisters, one older brother, four younger sisters, and one younger brother. By 1940 James had completed six years of education and was working as a laborer while living at home.
His National Guard unit was federalized in August 1940. It was originally supposed to be for just one year, but Congress changed the commitment to keep trained soldiers in the new army. He served as a private first class in Company F, 2nd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division.
The 116th Infantry Regiment was one of the first units to land on Omaha Beach on D-Day. It took heavy casualties. Pfc. Carden made it through unscathed. Six days later his unit was still less than 10 miles from the beachhead.
Pfc. Carden was wounded in action on June 12, 1944 about five miles north of St Lo and died the next day.
His grave is at Clover Cemetery in Clover, Virginia.
Last year on this date I profiled B-17 bombardier Orin Christenson. You can read about Orin here.
On behalf of the fallen, if you would like to see more people become aware of this project to honor the WW2 fallen, be sure to share with others on Twitter, Facebook, etc. Thanks for your interest!
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