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GARASCIA, Joseph F - Date of
birth
22 January 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Michigan -
Hometown
Wayne County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36545140 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
406th Infantry Regiment,
102nd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
7 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Linnich, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| J | 19 | 9 |
Immediate family
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Members
Ambrose Garascia (father)
Maria (Cucchi) Garascia (mother)
Charles Garascia (brother)
Paul Garascia (brother)
Paulina Garascia (sister)
Mary Garascia (sister)
Rose F. Garascia (wife)
More information
From a letter from his friend Joe Careccia:"It happened on December 7th around 10:00 P.M. in Linnich, Germany. The boys were defending the river bank and the Germans always came thru our lines and made trouble so they decided to put mines in front of the company's foxholes for extra protection. Some men were picked to lay the mines and Joe was to protect the mine layers with a few more men while the boys planted the mines. They finished the job and started back towards the road. While walking on the road three German Artillery Shells landed and they hit Joe and two others. A piece of the shell hit Joe in the stomach. They rushed the jeeps over there and brought them to the Aid Station. He was unconscious all the time he lived. I guess he lived half an hour. They buried him the next day."
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Edward Schmidt, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com – A Grateful Dutchman, www.ancestry.com – Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Social Security Death Index
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet, Edward Schmidt (nephew)