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NAME Jim Ed Slocum |
NICKNAME James |
SERVICE NUMBER 283632 |
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| UNIT Marine Detachment USS Houston |
HOME OF RECORD 901 South Johnson Street Ada, OK |
NEXT OF KIN Mother, Mrs. Lela Guinn |
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| DATE OF BIRTH July 17, 1921 at Ada, OK |
ENTERED SERVICE April 15, 1940 at Oklahoma City, OK |
DATE OF LOSS March 1, 1942 alt. February 28, 1942 |
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| REGION Java Sea |
CAMPAIGN / AREA Sunda Strait |
CASUALTY TYPE Missing In Action Declared Dead December 15, 1945 |
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| CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS PFC Jim E. Slocum was a member of the Marine detachment aboard the cruiser USS Houston. He was last seen in the waters of the Java Sea on 1 March 1942, when his ship was sunk in the battle of Sunda Strait. Slocum’s body was never found, and he was officially declared dead on 15 December 1945. |
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| INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS Purple Heart |
LAST KNOWN RANK Private First Class |
STATUS OF REMAINS Lost at sea |
MEMORIALS Manila American Cemetery |
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