Plans Underway to Honor World War II Soldier at Shelby City Cemetery - The Advocate-Messenger

Plans Underway to Honor World War II Soldier at Shelby City Cemetery - The Advocate-Messenger

Local historians and community members met Thursday at the Boyle County History Center to finalize plans for restoring a headstone for James Cohen, a World War II soldier killed in Italy in 1945. Cohen, a graduate of Bate High School and the Lincoln Institute, served in the 317th Engineering Combat Battalion. He was awarded the Purple Heart, which is now inscribed on his replacement stone. His original burial site at the Shelby City African Amer…