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Personal info

Full name
POLGAR, Joseph Stephen
Date of birth
19 November 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33937772
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
12th Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
30 November 1944
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
B 11 36

Immediate family

Members
John Polgar (father)
Elizabeth Polgar (mother)
Elizabeth Polgar (sister)
Mary Polgar (sister)
Rose T. Polgar (wife)

More information

Pvt Joseph S. Polgar was a filling station attendant before he enlisted in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania on 1 May 1944.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / Social Security Death Index

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet