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Personal info

Full name
DEAN, Joseph Elijah Jr
Date of birth
12 July 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Rockmart, Polk County, Georgia
Hometown
Polk County, Georgia

Military service

Service number
34948024
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
22nd Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
2 December 1944
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 18 51

Immediate family

Members
Joseph E. Dean Sr. (father)
Debbie (Yarbrough) Dean (mother)
Hugh Dean (brother)
J. C. Dean (brother)
Marvin H. Dean (brother)
Mary G. (Giles) Dean (wife)
Charles W. Dean (son)

More information

Pfc Joseph E. Dean Jr. enlisted at Fort McPherson Atlanta, Georgia on 29 May 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / WII Enlistment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Headstone and Interment Record / JWH-02 Huckeba Expanded

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet