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ARVA, James Age 85 of Tujunga, CA and formally of Dayton,
OH passed away on Tuesday, February 1, 2005.
He served his country with the 82nd airborne as a
paratrooper and worked for GM as a mock-up designer.
Jim is survived by Margaret, his wife of 50 years and
cousin Jerry Malone of Huber Heights, OH.
Funeral services will be held at Dayton National
Cemetery with Chaplain B. Wilson officiating on Monday, February 28,
2005 at 11:00 AM. Arrangements are with The Neptune Society with local
services in care of The Westbrock Funeral Home, Bigger Road.
Published in Dayton Daily News on February 27, 2005
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Grave marker for James Arva in Section 19-A Site 785,
Dayton National Cemetery, Dayton (Montgomery county), Ohio.
Pvt Arva was a member of the cadre team transferred
from the 508th PIR to the 508th on 16 October 1942. He was
assigned to Service Company as a rigger and quickly gained the rank of
T/5..
In March 1944, James was part of the advance party
sent from the Portstewart to Nottingham to set up the encampment which
would house the regiment there.
T/5 Arva was next sent on detached duty with the
Provisional Rigger Co (Pool) 82nd AB Division to Cottesmore, England.
He returned to duty on 28 October 1944 after seeing combat in Holland.
His military decorations include the Bronze Service Arrowhead device for
the Holland campaign and Airborne operations.
James re-enlisted in the Army on 20 August 1945. |
