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SENGER, Joseph - Date of
birth
13 November 1919 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
North Dakota -
Hometown
Alameda County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39085394 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
18 September 1944 - Place of
death
Best, The Netherlands
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| L | 14 | 18 |
Immediate family
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Members
Mathies J. Senger (father)
Martha (Kraft) Senger (mother)
Sabina Senger (sister)
More information
T/5 Joseph Senger worked for a food concern in his hometown.He enlisted in Presidio of Monterey, California on 5 January 1942 and was already a veteran of the D-Day landing in Normandy.
Four days before the start of Operation Market Garde, he wrote to his parents. It was a letter filled with plans for the future, and the enthusiasm of a husky 24-year-old soldier who knew what he wanted to do when the war was over.
One day before the letter arrived, another message came, a telegram form the War Department, announcing his death in action.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Son, The Netherlands.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - Orville L. Kline, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.findagrave.com, www.ww2-airborne.us, www.ancestry.com - Senger Family Tree, www.newspapers.com - Oakland Tribune
Photo source: M.J.H. Hermans, www.newspapers.com - Oakland Tribune