James Andrew Potts
1923 - 1994 (71 years)
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Name James Andrew Potts [1] Birth 26 Mar 1923 Valley Crusis, North Carolina 
- Banner Elk
Gender Male Death 6 Aug 1994 Winston Salem, Forsyth Co, North Carolina [1] Person ID I55 My Genealogy Last Modified 26 Mar 2021
Father James Walter Potts, b. 11 Nov 1884, Banner Elk, Avery, North Carolina, United States d. 3 Aug 1959, Boone, Watauga County, North Carolina, USA (Age 74 years) Relationship natural Mother Etta Mae Brinkley, b. 9 Apr 1893, Watauga, NC, USA d. 4 Jul 1966, Pacolet, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA (Age 73 years) Relationship natural Marriage 28 Oct 1911 Watauga, NC, USA [2] Family ID F44 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Mabel Lucille Haigler, b. 12 Jan 1928, Lenoir, Caldwell, North Carolina d. 21 Dec 1972, Hudson, Caldwell, North Carolina (Age 44 years) Children 1. Living Potts [Father: natural] 2. Living Potts [Father: natural] Family ID F40 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 26 Mar 2021
Family 2 Louise unknown Marriage 9 Mar 1979 Lenoit, Caldwell, North Carolina - Divorced 7 May 1986
Family ID F2689 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 26 Mar 2021
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Notes - James Andrew Potts
Death Date: 6 Aug 1994
Death City: Winston-Salem
Death County: Forsyth
Death State: North Carolina
Death Age: 71
Burial Location: Burial in state
Birth Date: 26 Mar 1923
Enlisted in the Army 3 Jan 1940
Army serial number 07001850
Served in WWII and was wounded in Luzone, Phillipines
Residence City: Lenoir
Residence County: Caldwell
Residence State: North Carolina
Father: Potts
Gender: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Widowed
Social Security Number: 242381198
Institution: General Hospital
Attendant: Physician
James Andrew Potts from family Bible
130 Infantry Regiment
Enlistment date: 3 January 1940
Enlistment Location: Charlotte, NC
Enlistment Rank: Private
Combat training 5 months + 5 days
Rank: Private First Class
New Guinea, Central Pacific, Luzon, Hawaii, Dutch East Indies, Philippines, Canton Islands, South Pacific.
Combat Infantry Badge with Asian Pacific Campaign Metal with 3 bronze service stars.
American Service Metal with 1 bronze star.
Good Conduct Metal
Purple Heart, 13 February 1945 7HQ3 (?)
Released: 15 July 1945 at Ft. Bragg, NC as Sargent
- James Andrew Potts
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Sources - [S27] Ancestry.com, Social Security Death Index, (Name: Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010;).
Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2006. - [S35] Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;).
Record for Etta Mae Brinkley
- [S27] Ancestry.com, Social Security Death Index, (Name: Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010;).