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Personal info

Full name
LYNDSEY, Joseph Myles
Date of birth
6 April 1913
Age
31
Place of birth
New York City, New York
Hometown
The Bronx, Bronx County, New York

Military service

Service number
32438978
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
318th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
3 April 1945
Place of death
Oberzwehren, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
N 6 14

Immediate family

Members
Michael Lyndsey (father)
Hannah Lyndsey (mother)
Margaret Lyndsey (sister)
William Lyndsey (brother)

More information

Pvt Joseph M. Lyndsey enlisted at Fort Jay, Governors Island, New York on 27 August 1942.

He attended high school for 1 year and was a chauffeur before he enlisted.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.80thdivision.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet