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Personal info

Full name
WARNER, Joshua William
Date of birth
3 February 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Rockingham, Richmond County, North Carolina
Hometown
China Grove, Rowan County, North Carolina

Military service

Service number
34970074
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
1 December 1944
Place of death
Jüngersdorf-Langerwehe, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
B 14 43

Immediate family

Members
Charles R. Warner (father)
Minnie L. (Brigman) Warner (mother)
Margaret E. Warner (sister)
Charles R. Warner Jr. (brother)
Minnie Warner (sister)
Helen L. (Sloop) Warner (wife)
Benny J. Warner (son)

More information

Pvt Joshua W. Warner was a weaver before he enlisted at Fort Bragg, North Carolina on 12 April 1944.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - various family trees / 1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet - B24CoPilotNiece