npm start (react app) gives errors on package.json

Trying to write my first react-app using node:

my command line results in Windows 10 cmd.exe:

C
:\Users\ENDER\Desktop>cd react-app

C:\Users\ENDER\Desktop\react-app>npm start
npm ERR! code EJSONPARSE
npm ERR! path C:\Users\ENDER\Desktop\react-app/package.json
npm ERR! JSON.parse Unexpected token
npm ERR! JSON.parse  in JSON at position 372 while parsing '{
npm ERR! JSON.parse   "name": "react-app",
npm ERR! JSON.parse   "version": "1'
npm ERR! JSON.parse Failed to parse JSON data.
npm ERR! JSON.parse Note: package.json must be actual JSON, not just JavaScript.

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR!     C:\Users\ENDER\AppData\Local\npm-cache\_logs\2021-05-17T20_43_45_067Z-debug.log

C:\Users\ENDER\Desktop\react-app>

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I will be needing on-going help until I can get this demo running.  I can provide LOGS, directory listings, file contents .. whatever you need.


package:json:

{
  "name": "react-app",
  "version": "1",
  "private": true,
  "dependencies": {
    "@testing-library/jest-dom": "^5.12.0",
    "@testing-library/react": "^11.2.7",
    "@testing-library/user-event": "^12.8.3",
    "react": "^17.0.2",
    "react-dom": "^17.0.2",
    "react-scripts": "4.0.3",
    "web-vitals": "^1.1.2"
  },
  "scripts": {
    "start": "node server.js''
    "build": "build",
    "test": "test",
    "eject": "eject"
  },
  "eslintConfig": {
    "extends": [
      "react-app",
      "react-app/jest"
    ]
  },
  "browserslist": {
    "production": [
      ">0.2%",
      "not dead",
      "not op_mini all"
    ],
    "development": [
      "last 1 chrome version",
      "last 1 firefox version",
      "last 1 safari version"
    ]
  },
  "description": "This project was bootstrapped with [Create React App](https://github.com/facebook/create-react-app).",
  "main": "index.js",
  "devDependencies": {},
  "author": "",
  "license": "ISC"
}

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directory listing of my application folder ( created using npm "create react app"  )

C:\Users\ENDER\Desktop\react-app>dir
 Volume in drive C is WINDOWS
 Volume Serial Number is 7E73-7DF1

 Directory of C:\Users\ENDER\Desktop\react-app

05/16/2021  02:37 PM    <DIR>          .
05/16/2021  02:37 PM    <DIR>          ..
10/26/1985  02:15 AM               310 .gitignore
05/16/2021  02:38 PM    <DIR>          node_modules
05/16/2021  02:38 PM         1,545,392 package-lock.json
05/17/2021  01:00 PM               965 package.json
05/16/2021  02:37 PM    <DIR>          public
10/26/1985  02:15 AM             3,369 README.md
05/16/2021  02:37 PM    <DIR>          src
               4 File(s)      1,550,036 bytes
               5 Dir(s)  631,692,632,064 bytes free

C:\Users\ENDER\Desktop\react-app>

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Here is the generated log file indicated at the bottom of the error message:
C:\Users\ENDER\AppData\Local\npm-cache\_logs>notepad 2021-05-16T20_05_17_749Z-debug.log

0 verbose cli [
0 verbose cli   'C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node.exe',
0 verbose cli   'C:\\Users\\ENDER\\AppData\\Roaming\\npm\\node_modules\\npm\\bin\\npm-cli.js',
0 verbose cli   'start'
0 verbose cli ]
1 info using npm@7.13.0
2 info using node@v13.0.1
3 timing npm:load:whichnode Completed in 0ms
4 timing config:load:defaults Completed in 0ms
5 timing config:load:file:C:\Users\ENDER\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\npm\npmrc Completed in 15ms
6 timing config:load:builtin Completed in 15ms
7 timing config:load:cli Completed in 0ms
8 timing config:load:env Completed in 0ms
9 timing config:load:file:C:\Users\ENDER\Desktop\TomReactTutorial\React\.npmrc Completed in 0ms
10 timing config:load:project Completed in 0ms
11 timing config:load:file:C:\Users\ENDER\.npmrc Completed in 0ms
12 timing config:load:user Completed in 0ms
13 timing config:load:file:C:\Users\ENDER\AppData\Roaming\npm\etc\npmrc Completed in 0ms
14 timing config:load:global Completed in 0ms
15 timing config:load:validate Completed in 0ms
16 timing config:load:credentials Completed in 0ms
17 timing config:load:setEnvs Completed in 0ms
18 timing config:load Completed in 15ms
19 timing npm:load:configload Completed in 15ms
20 timing npm:load:setTitle Completed in 0ms
21 timing npm:load:setupLog Completed in 16ms
22 timing npm:load:cleanupLog Completed in 0ms
23 timing npm:load:configScope Completed in 0ms
24 timing npm:load:projectScope Completed in 0ms
25 timing npm:load Completed in 31ms
26 timing config:load:flatten Completed in 16ms
27 timing command:run-script Completed in 16ms
28 timing command:start Completed in 47ms
29 verbose stack Error: Missing script: "start"
29 verbose stack
29 verbose stack Did you mean one of these?
29 verbose stack     npm star # Mark your favorite packages
29 verbose stack     npm stars # View packages marked as favorites
29 verbose stack
29 verbose stack To see a list of scripts, run:
29 verbose stack   npm run
29 verbose stack     at RunScript.run (C:\Users\ENDER\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\npm\lib\run-script.js:99:13)
30 verbose cwd C:\Users\ENDER\Desktop\TomReactTutorial\React
31 verbose Windows_NT 10.0.19041
32 verbose argv "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node.exe" "C:\\Users\\ENDER\\AppData\\Roaming\\npm\\node_modules\\npm\\bin\\npm-cli.js" "start"
33 verbose node v13.0.1
34 verbose npm  v7.13.0
35 error Missing script: "start"
35 error
35 error Did you mean one of these?
35 error     npm star # Mark your favorite packages
35 error     npm stars # View packages marked as favorites
35 error
35 error To see a list of scripts, run:
35 error   npm run
36 verbose exit 1

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