Missing information?

Do you have any additional information you would like to share about a soldier?

Submit

Personal info

Full name
KELLY, Joseph Jr
Date of birth
26 May 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Pennsylvania
Hometown
Bristol Borough, Bucks County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33793569
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
121st Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
1 December 1944
Place of death
The woods east of the road between Kleinhau and Brandenburg, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 15 58

Immediate family

Members
Joseph Kelly (father)
Edna M. (New) Kelly (mother)
Louis Kelly (brother)
Edna M. Kelly (sister)
Harry Kelly (brother)
Dolena Kelly (sister)
Robert Kelly (brother)
Elwood Kelly (brother)

More information

Pfc Joseph Kelly Jr. enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 2 August 1943.

He was a chauffeur before he enlisted. His father was born in Canada.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - various Family Trees / U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942 -1949, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - History of the 121st Infantry Regiment, After Action Report of the 121st Infantry Regiment

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - TPMRobin