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Personal info

Full name
CORTREL, Joseph Addie
Date of birth
27 May 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Breaux Bridge, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana
Hometown
St. Martin Parish, Louisiana

Military service

Service number
38483720
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
117th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
7 October 1944
Place of death
Alsdorf, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 4 42

Immediate family

Members
Rozen Cortrel (father)
Melanie Cortrel (mother)
Luda Cortrel (sister)
Nursey Cortrel (sister)
Daisey Cortrel (sister)

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.oldhickory30th.com , www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet