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Personal info

Full name
WHALEY, Joseph Ray
Date of birth
1 February 1917
Age
28
Place of birth
Ozark, Dale County, Alabama
Hometown
Ocala, Marion County, Florida

Military service

Service number
14000047
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
406th Infantry Regiment,
102nd Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
25 March 1945
Place of death
Near Krefeld, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
K 15 21

Immediate family

Members
John O. Whaley (father)
Jessie M. Whaley (mother)
William H. Whaley (brother)
Lucille R. Whaley (sister)
Doris C. Whaley (sister)
Don O. Whaley (brother)
Betty Whaley (sister)
Eugene Whaley (brother)

More information

Pfc Joseph R. Whaley was awarded the Bronze Star Medal posthumously for heroism in action against the enemy. He was killed while carrying a machine gun across 400 yards of open ground under intense enemy fire.

Source of information: André Koch, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census, Tampa Bay Times - 10 August 1945

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Carolyn Stegall, Betty Stegall