Background
James Edward Earheart, Junior., was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on 25 April 1913 and was of German descent.
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James Earheart, Junior.
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Career
He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps on 7 January 1942. Heroically, he volunteered, in the face of continuous Vichy French shelling, to swim to a harbor tug whose movements were endangering the men abandoning the warship. He was killed in this effort.
The United States. Navy destroyer escort United States Ship Earheart (Delaware-603) was named for Private First Class Earheart.
She was converted during construction into the high-speed transport United States Ship Earheart (APD-113), and was in commission as such from 1945 to 1946.
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During Operation Torch, the Allied amphibious landings in North Africa, on 8 November 1942, Private First Class Earheart was a member of a naval antisabotage party embarked in a British warship which was damaged during the entry into Oran, Algeria.
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November 8, 1942 (aged 29) -
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United States