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Personal info

Full name
WINKEL, John Joseph
Date of birth
2 September 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland
Hometown
Parkville, Baltimore County, Maryland

Military service

Service number
33904478
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
32nd Armored Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 January 1945
Place of death
Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 6 37

Immediate family

Members
Mary Winkel (mother)
George W. Winkel (brother)
Charles A. Winkel (brother)
Frank W. Winkel (brother)
Joseph A. Winkel (brother)
Edith (Menefee) Winkel (wife)
Francis Winkel (son)
John Winkel (son)

More information

Pvt John J. Winkel was a driver before he enlisted in Baltimore, Maryland on 29 January 1944 and went overseas in September. Before he joined the Army he was employed as a clerk. Two of his brothers, George and Charles, were in the Navy, somewhere in the Pacific.

He was the father of two sons, Francis, 3 years old and John 5.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, www.newspapers.com - The Evening Sun

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - The Evening Sun