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MARSH, Joseph Milton - Date of
birth
23 August 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Blount County, Alabama -
Hometown
Blount County, Alabama
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34581498 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
47th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
11 October 1944 - Place of
death
Hürtgen Forest, in the vicinity of Mausbach, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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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