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Personal info

Full name
DU RIVAGE, Joseph Arthur
Date of birth
12 July 1912
Age
32
Place of birth
Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio
Hometown
Lorain County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35249787
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 November 1944
Place of death
Schöntal, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 2 19

Immediate family

Members
Joseph A. Du Rivage (father)
Rosina (Alber) Du Rivage (mother)
Edwin F. Du Rivage (brother)
Helen F. Du Rivage (sister)
Alice (Drinkhouse) Du Rivage (wife)

More information

Pvt Joseph A. Du Rivage enlisted at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana on 28 March 1944. He attended high school for 2 years and worked in a glass factory before he enlisted.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record / 1920 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Ohio County Marriage Records, www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - U.S. School Yearbooks Central Catholic High School Toledo, Ohio 1929