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Personal info

Full name
DALKE, Joseph K
Date of birth
28 December 1922
Age
21
Place of birth
Lincoln Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana
Hometown
Liberty, St. Joseph County, Indiana

Military service

Service number
16098989
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
119th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 October 1944
Place of death
Noppenberg-Zopp, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
B 8 46

Immediate family

Members
Kasmer S. Dalke (father)
Sarah K. (Sopczynski) Dalke (mother)
Alice M. Dalke (sister)
Virginia A. Dalke (sister)
Edward P. Dalke (brother)
Dorothy P. Dalke (sister)
Benedict J. Dalke (brother)
Florence Dalke (sister)

More information

Sgt Joseph K. Dalke gradudated from North Liberty High School.

He enlisted at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana on 5 February 1942. He was sent overseas in June 1944.

At the time of his death his brother Edward was serving in France and his brother Benedict was stationed at Camp Bellevoire, Virginia.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census, www.oldhickory30th.com, www.newspapers.com - The South Bend Tribune 27 October 1944

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - The South Bend Tribune 27 October 1944