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Personal info

Full name
METZINGER, Joseph Edward
Date of birth
21 June 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio
Hometown
Mahoning County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35235415
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
33rd Armored Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
26 December 1944
Place of death
Near Hotton, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 5 24

Immediate family

Members
Joseph P. Metzinger (father)
Bertha A. Metzinger (mother)
Anna R. Metzinger (sister)
John E. Metzinger (brother)

More information

Pvt Joseph E. Metzinger enlisted in Akron, Ohio on 12 August 1943.

He attended high school for 4 years and worked on a production of rubber goods before he enlisted.

Pvt Joseph E. Metzinger was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Henri-Chapelle, Belgium Block UU, Row 1, Grave 18.

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 / 1930 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet / Hudson Louie, Gerjan van den Berg