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Personal info

Full name
DE LAY, Joseph Richard
Date of birth
10 January 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Atkinson, Holt County, Nebraska
Hometown
Tehama County, California

Military service

Service number
39406818
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
112th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
2 November 1944
Place of death
Vossenack, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
A 38 16

Immediate family

Members
John L. Delay (father)
Gladys E. (Wicks) Delay (mother)
Raymond A. Delay (brother)
John J. Delay (brother)
Victor Allen Delay (brother)
Betty June Delay (sister)

More information

Sgt Joseph R. De Lay was a chauffeur before he enlisted in Sacramento, California on 7 January 1943.

Source of information: Luc van der Sterren, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, https://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org  - Objective Schmidt The Story of 28th Infantry Div in Battle for Schmidt, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - katlarue