KOREAN WAR PROJECT REMEMBRANCE

CPT James Lenard Mitchell Jr

24th Infantry Regiment
HQ CO 1 BN
Army
Hostile, Died (KIA)
Date Of Loss: November 28, 1950
Service Number: O-1950759
Born: June 30, 1925
Home Or Place Of Enlistment
Houston, Texas
Location Or Battle Zone: Chongchon River
Town Or Area: Kunu-Ri Area
Burial Location
San Francisco National Cemetery

Comments: Captain Mitchell was a member of the 24th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in North Korea on November 28, 1950. Veterans Administration records cite "Captain Mitchell, Jr."

Son of James Lenard Mitchell, Sr., and Lucile C. Mitchell.

Korean War Project Key No: 20596

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