James Delius Longmire was born in La Follette, TN. Parents: Leonard Lemuel Longmire and Gracie Margaret Delius, LaFollette, TN He was inducted from Tennessee.
DOD 6 Jun 1944 D-Day. He is buried at the Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France, I, 7, 4
From Campbell County military website. Provided to the site by Mary Longmire Lay. Name appears on the Cambell County World War II Veterans Memorial.
Cemetery images provided by Lothar Hoerl.
- Rank: Technician 4th Class
- Date of birth: 10 March 1913
- Date of death: 6 June 1944
- County: Campbell
- Hometown: LaFollette
- Service Branch: Army/Army Air Forces
- Division/Assignment: 741st Tank Battalion
- Theater: Europe
- Conflict: World War II
- Battles: Normandy Campaign
- Awards: Purple Heart
- Burial/Memorial Location: Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France
- Location In Memorial: Pillar VII, Middle Panel
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