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Personal info

Full name
MARSH, Joseph Milton
Date of birth
23 August 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Blount County, Alabama
Hometown
Blount County, Alabama

Military service

Service number
34581498
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
47th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
11 October 1944
Place of death
Hürtgen Forest, in the vicinity of Mausbach, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Walls of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Edgar E. Marsh (father)
Mary A. (McCay) Marsh (mother)
Olen Marsh (brother)
Milburn Marsh (brother)

More information

Pfc Joseph M. Marsh enlisted at Fort McClellan, Alabama on 22 November 1942.

He was a farmer before he enlisted.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Marsh Family Tree, www.9thinfantrydivision.net

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Fred, Dennis Eggen