North High School Wall of Honor James George Karaidos Class of June, 1938
Research done by Claradell Shedd, class of 1953.
James George Karaidos Jim was a member of North High's June, 1938 class. In the military, Jim's next of kin is listed as Mr. George Karaidos, at 806 Hickman Road, Des Moines, IA. Jim's service number was 17111463.
James George Karaidos Year x Rank/Event x Status 1930 x Residence x 1930 Census indicates residence at 806 Hickman Road in Des Moines. June, 1938 x x Graduated from North High School. Lived at 806 Hickman Road in Des Moines. date x Employment/ Schooling? x Des Moines, IA? May 3 , 1943 x Enlisted US Army x Enlisted at Camp Dodge, *57th Signal Repair Company date x US Army x Where and when? Basic training where and when? November 25, 1943 x US Army/T5 Grade x Departed United States December 26, 1945 x US Army x Returned to United States June 5, 1946 x US Army x Discharged. Where? 1948 x Family x Married 1949 x x Completed WWII Bonus paperwork. Lived at 806 Hickman Road, Des Moines date x Employment x Where and when? November 3, 1983 x Deceased x Where? Buried where? Des Moines, IA 50310
*57th Signal Repair Company Constituted 4 December 1943, in the US Army as the 311th Signal Service Battalion, it was activated 27 December 1943 at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey. It was redesignated the 77th Signal Service Battalion 18 June 1947. 20 October 1947, it was reorganized and redesignated as the 57th Signal Service Company. It was inactivated in Germany, 5 March 1949. It was redesignated on 5 February 1953 as the 57th Signal Support Company. 12 March 1953, it was reactivated in Korea. 15 April 1954 it was reorganized and redesignated as the 57th Signal Company.
James George Karaidos
James George Karaidos T5 Grade 57th Signal Repair Company United States Army (Get correct list of medals) Victory Medal
References The comprehensive list of names from North High's 1893-2018 graduation classes are from Claradell Shedd's North Des Moines High School website. The names of all North High School graduates can be found online at http://www.ndmhs.com/. Index for all years: http://www.ndmhs.com/pages/allyears.html. James George Karaidos' 1938 class page: http://www.ndmhs.com/pages/yearclass1938(1988.50).html.
Died: November 3, 1983.
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