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Personal info

Full name
STEWART, Joseph William
Date of birth
5 October 1910
Age
34
Place of birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33143847
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
D Company,
774th Tank Battalion,
1st Platoon
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
14 January 1945
Place of death
Bois de Ronce, southeast of Langlire, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 8 70

Immediate family

Members
James Stewart (father)
Nellie M. (Cornish) Stewart (mother)
Anna Stewart (sister)
William Stewart (brother)
Herbert Stewart (brother)
Agnes (Porter) Stewart (wife)

More information

Pfc Joseph W. Stewart enlisted at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland, on 21 February 1942.

His tank was lost to enemy fire.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Sheree Dowdle, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - After Action Report 774th Tank Battalion

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Edward Healey Family Tree