James Elam Cato
Rank: Corporal
Branch: Army
UT Major/Affiliation: Agriculture - 1942-1943
Hometown: Smith, TN
- May 24, 1923 – June 30, 1944
- Born in Smith, Tennessee
- Agriculture – 1942-1943
- Corporal – army
- KIA in Burma
- Hartsville Cemetery in Hartsville, Tennessee
James Elam Cato (May 24, 1923 – June 30, 1944) was born in Smith, Tennessee. He studied at the University of Tennessee in Agriculture from 1942 to 1943, when he enlisted in the United States Army. He served as a corporal fighting in the Pacific Theater. Cpl. Cato was killed in action fighting the Japanese in Burma on June 30, 1944. He is buried at Hartsville Cemetery in Hartsville, Tennessee.
