CAIN, James P. - WW II
SOURCE: South Carolina Death Record County of Charlestown City of Folly Beach
#09353 Registry # 27 – male white single born Jan 4, 1919 Darlington, Indiana. Age: 24 years 7 months 13 days. Air Corps US Army. Father: James O. Cain born Spencer, Indiana. Mother: June Cox born Darlington, Indiana. Informant: US Army Records Charles SC. Burial Removal Crawfordsville, In Aug 20, 1943
Undertaker: JM Connelley Company, Charleston SC. RF Grimball, Registrar. Jno. P. DeVeaux Coroner, Charlestown County. Died Aug 17, 1943 drowning while in swimming at Folly Beach – accident 8-17-1943 ~~~Transcribed and Typed by kbz
Source: Lafayette Journal and Courier Friday Aug 27, 1943 p 2
Darlington, Aug 27 – Funeral services were held for Pvt James Cain, son of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Cain at the Congregational Christian Church. The American Legion and the Odd Fellows Lodge attended the services in a body. Private Cain was drowned Aug 17 in the Atlantic Ocean near Charleston SC while on a swimming party. His body was accompanied here by a comrade. Pvt. Robert Cain, a brother, of Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo. Was here to attend the funeral. ~~~Transcribed and Typed by kbz