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Personal info

Full name
DOBKOWSKI, Joseph Steve
Date of birth
10 December 1916
Age
27
Place of birth
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Hometown
Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35918372
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 October 1944
Place of death
Eilendorf, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 9 23

Immediate family

Members
Stephen Dobkowski (father)
Anna Dobkowski (mother)
Sigmund Dobkowski (brother)
Michael Dobkowski (brother)
Carima Dobkowski (brother)

More information

Pvt Joseph S. Dobkowski enlisted in Cleveland, Ohio on 9 October 1943. He attended high school for 3 years and worked in a machine shop before he enlisted.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Record / 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Julia