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SC3 James Kelton "Jack" January

6 Jun 1919 – 30 Nov 1942

Birth	6 Jun 1919
Death	30 Nov 1942
Cemetery	Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery San Antonio , Bexar County , Texas , USA
Added by	Jaap Vermeer on 24 Nov 2021
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/831160

Bio

James Kelton "Jack" January who voluntarily enlisted in the U. S. Navy, was assigned to the U. S. S. Pensacola, and was stationed in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The U. S. S. Pensacola left Pearl Harbor on November 29, 1941, on a convoy mission originally destined for Manilla, in the Phillipine Islands. The U. S. S. Pensacola and her crew, narrowly missed the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941. James Kelton "Jack" January would be killed in action, on November 30, 1942, in a Naval battle called the Battle of Tassafronga, with the Japanese, in the South Pacific Ocean, near Guadalcanal and Savo Island, in an area now called Iron Bottom Sound. Country Boy Genealogy #50187889 Prepared: 10 May 2022, modified 12 May 2022. Contributor: Country Boy Genealogy (50187889) Military Information: SC3C, US NAVY WORLD WAR II

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TEXAS SC3C___US NAVY WORLD WAR II

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Family

Parents

• Cederous Derous "CD" January Sr 1871–1952
• Melvina Jane "Mollie" Paschall January 1874–1955

Siblings

• John Porter "Jack" January 1895–1979
• Curtis Carroll January 1897–1973
• Robert Davis January 1900–1976
• Rufus Morgan "Jan" January 1902–1966
• Vallie Pearl January MaGee 1904–1987
• C. Derous "CD" January Jr 1907–1909
• Nannie Blanche January 1911–1913
• Veda Mae January 1914–1982

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