James Dewey Minter

1921 - 1941  (20 years)

• Name	James Dewey Minter
  Birth	17 Aug 1921	Simms, Bowie County, Texas, USA
  Gender	Male
  _UID	23F9F4C506BE46938A59FD9C42B73D4E7227
  Death	7 Dec 1941	Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, USA
  Burial	1949	Sand Hill Cemetery, Simms, Bowie County, Texas, USA
  Notes	James was killed during the Parl Harbor Attack on Dec 7 1941. He was serving aboard the USS California. James was serving aboard the USS California and died when it was sunk at Pearl Harbor. He was buried in Hawaii initially and then brought home to Simms and reburied at Sand Hill in 1949.
  Person ID	I3794	America
  Last Modified	1 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	Robert Wade Minter,   b. 24 Nov 1894, McKinney, Collin, Texas d. Nov 1973, Baylor Hospital, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Ella Inez "Ellie" TALBERT,   b. 14 Feb 1901, Simms, Bowie County, Texas, USA d. 19 Nov 1993, Naples, Morris, Texas, USA (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	27 Sep 1919	Simms, Bowie County, Texas, USA   [1]
  Family ID	F1572	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 17 Aug 1921 - Simms, Bowie County, Texas, USA Death - 7 Dec 1941 - Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, USA Burial - 1949 - Sand Hill Cemetery, Simms, Bowie County, Texas, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S202] Bowie County, Texas Marriage records.