Chickasaw County

 

Lt. James Orval Woodruff, Jr

 

 

James Orval Woodruff, Jr. was born June 1, 1921 to James Orval (Sr.) and Alma Saltzmann Woodruff. He died Oct. 24, 1942 and is buried in New Hampton Cemetery, New Hampton, IA.

Lt. Woodruff served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 79th Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter Group and died while in the service of his country at Paine Field, Washington.

Source: ancestry.com