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MANN, Joseph A - Date of
birth
23 May 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Brooklyn, Kings County New York -
Hometown
Queens, Queens County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1288086 -
Rank
Captain -
Function
Company Commander -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
406th Infantry Regiment,
102nd Infantry Division
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Awards
Silver Star with Oak Leaf Cluster,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
16 November 1944 - Place of
death
Near Immendorf, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 9 | 6 |
Immediate family
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Members
Joseph L. Mann (father)
Jean Mann (mother)
William Mann (brother)
Jeanette Mann (sister)
Ruth K Mann (wife)
Amanda Nemec (granddaughter)
More information
Capt Joseph A. Mann was employed as a clerk for the Riegel Paper Corporation.He enlisted on 10 March 1941 in Jamaica, New York.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - A Grateful Dutchman, www.archives.gov, www.findagrave.com, http://infantryozark.blogspot.nl/, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, www.bklyn.newspaper.com - Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Amanda Nemec (granddaughter)