Individual Details
James William Kilgore
(17 Nov 1923 - 9 Jan 1945)
30 Jun 1942 World War II Draft Registration
James William Killgore of Van Buren, Crawford, AR was age 18, born 17 Nov 1923 in Van Buren. James Harry Killgore would always know his address and was his employer. 5' 10 1/2", 165 lb. Brown eyes & hair.
I believe James William died during World War II.
I was told he died in a training accident in the Naval Air Corps and was buried at Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery. However, he has a monument in Gracelawn Cemetery, Van Buren, Crawford Co, AR. His brother John is buried at Ft. Sam Houston.
World War II Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Casualties, 1941-1945 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007. Original data: State Summary of War Casualties from World War II for Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Personnel [Archival Research Catalog]; Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, Record Group 24; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD.
James William Kilgore is listed as killed in action. He was an Aviation Radioman, 3rd Class, Navy.
The obituary of Clara Kilgore said she was an American Legion Gold Star Mother; this is the only child not mentioned as surviving her.
Events
| Birth | 17 Nov 1923 |  | |||
| Death | 9 Jan 1945 | Imperial County, California | |
Families
| Father | James Harry Kilgore (1901 - 1974) |
| Mother | Clara Vivian Hays (1902 - 1994) |
| Sibling | John Hays Kilgore (1925 - 1999) |
| Sibling | Living |
| Sibling | Living |
| Sibling | Living |
Endnotes
1. Compiled by Doris Stevenson West & Susan Stevenson Sevenburn, History in Headstones; A Complete Listing of all Marked Graves In Known Cemeteries of Crawford County, Arkansas. August 1970. No index. Arranged by cemetery. (Original c1970; The Press-Argus. Reprinted in paperback 1993, Old Van Buren Press; Van Buren, AR), p.227 "Gracelawn Cemetery".
2. Compiled by Doris Stevenson West & Susan Stevenson Sevenburn, History in Headstones; A Complete Listing of all Marked Graves In Known Cemeteries of Crawford County, Arkansas. August 1970. No index. Arranged by cemetery. (Original c1970; The Press-Argus. Reprinted in paperback 1993, Old Van Buren Press; Van Buren, AR), p.227 "Gracelawn Cemetery".
3. Lucy Jane (Hays) Lumsden, Research Papers from Lucy Jane (Hays) Lumsden. Email Correspondence. Personal knowledge.