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Personal info

Full name
SHAPIRO, Joseph
Date of birth
11 February 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts
Hometown
Hampden County, Massachusetts
Religion
Jewish

Military service

Service number
35614857
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
325th Glider Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
5 October 1944
Place of death
The Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
M 2 6

Immediate family

Members
Barnett E. Shapiro (father)
Fannie Shapiro (mother)
Lou Shapiro (brother)
Alex Shapiro (brother)
Maurice Shapiro (brother)
Elias Shapiro (brother)

More information

Pvt Joseph Shapiro graduated from Holyoke High School in 1934 and Ohio State University in 1942.

He enlisted in Columbus, Ohio on 18 November 1942.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, Steve Shapiro, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, http://www.ww2-airborne.us/units/325/325_honor_st.html, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet, Steve Shapiro