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Personal info

Full name
KOCSIS, Joseph Jr
Date of birth
11 April 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana
Hometown
St. Joseph County, Indiana

Military service

Service number
15331981
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
41st Armored Infantry Regiment,
2nd Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
25 December 1944
Place of death
Bastogne, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 4 23

Immediate family

Members
Joseph Kocsis (father)
Gizella Kocsis (mother)
Gaza Kocsis (brother)

More information

Pvt Joseph Kocsis Jr. enlisted at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana on 25 September 1942.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Fosse, Belgium.

Note: In the ABMC database, the 41st Armored Infantry Regiment is incorrectly listed as the 41st Infantry Battalion.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Senour Family Tree

Photo source: Peter Schouteten