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WESSEL, Joseph Herman - Date of
birth
19 June 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Pleasantville, Atlantic County, New Jersey -
Hometown
Camden County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
12010298 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Platoon Commander -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
60th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division,
2nd Platoon
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
12 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Düren, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 14 | 2 |
Immediate family
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Members
George T. Wessel (father)
Magdalena Wessel (mother)
George Wessel (brother)
Thomas Wessel (brother)
Anna Wessel (sister)
Charles Wessel (brother)
Leland Wessel (brother)
More information
Sgt Joseph H. Wessel was a mechanice before he enlisted in Camden, New Jersey on 16 October 1940.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - Grady Holman, Jr, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930 Census, http://9thinfantrydivision.net
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet