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Personal info

Full name
JOOS, Louis Oscar ''ludvig''
Date of birth
7 September 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
McHenry County, North Dakota
Hometown
McHenry County, North Dakota

Military service

Service number
37172403
Rank
Technical Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
359th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
10 January 1945
Place of death
North of Nothum, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 16 53

Immediate family

Members
Henry Joos (father)
Anna A. (Schwandt) Joos (mother)
Ethel Joos (sister)
Lendon J. Joos (brother)
Franklin Joos (brother)
Royal H. Joos (brother)
Elva Joos (sister)

More information

T/Sgt Louis O. Joos was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Foy, Belgium Block F, Row 9, Grave 215.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920 Census, https://familysearch.org

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com - Loretta Morris