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name
SIMCO, Joseph G - Date of
birth
13 March 1919 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota -
Hometown
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37176411 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
331st Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
13 April 1945 - Place of
death
Heimburg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 3 | 2 |
Immediate family
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Members
Andrew J. Simco (father)
Mary D. (Remarchik) Simco (mother)
Mary M. Simco (sister)
Andrew J. Simco (brother)
Dorothy S. Simco (sister)
John F. Simco (brother)
Helen Simco (sister)
Eleanor Simco (sister)
Paul Simco (brother)
Peter Simco (brother)
Donald F. Simco (brother)
Margaret A. Simco (sister)
More information
Pvt Joseph G. Simco enlisted in 1942.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com - Terri SlovakPolish, http://83rdinfdivdocs.org, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Terri SlovakPolish, Familie Peeters-Dassen, www.newspapers.com - The Minneapolis Star