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Personal info

Full name
MARKLEY, Joseph Melton
Date of birth
25 October 1916
Age
29
Place of birth
Sistersville, Tyler County, West Virginia
Hometown
Tyler County, West Virginia

Military service

Service number
35072593
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
110th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
21 December 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Jacob Markley Jr. (father)
Susan A. Markley (mother)
Howard J. Markley (brother)
Goldie M. Markley (sister)
Olive M. Markley (sister)
Pauline Markley (sister)
Jacob Markley (brother)
Myrtle Markley (sister)
Lawrence A. Markley (brother)
Evelyn V. (Bowers) Markley (wife)
Martin Markley (son)

More information

Joseph enlisted on 13 March 1944 at Fort Thomas Newport, Kentucky.

Source of information: FOHF, www.wwiimemorial.com www.ancestry.com, 1920 Census, Mercer Family Tree / West Virginia, Birth Index, www.archives.gov

Photo source: FOHF