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Personal info

Full name
LYLES, Joe Lee
Date of birth
6 April 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Hardin, Marshall County, Kentucky
Hometown
Hardin County, Kentucky

Military service

Service number
35710400
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
121st Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
29 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Germeter, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
B 7 25

Immediate family

Members
Rollie Lyles (father)
Delcie Lyles (mother)
Willie M. Lyles (sister)
Verlene Lyles (sister)

More information

Pvt Joe L. Lyles enlisted in Evansville, Indiana on 27 September 1943.

He attended high school for 3 years and was an actor before he enlisted.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 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 - lori75192