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CARPENTER, Joseph Lawrence - Date of
birth
22 February 1919 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Gila County, Arizona -
Hometown
Miami, Gila County, Arizona
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38002945 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
333rd Infantry Regiment,
84th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
2 March 1945 - Place of
death
Vicinity of Oedt, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 3 | 12 |
Immediate family
-
Members
John Carpenter (father)
Margarite (Tessier) Carpenter (mother)
Marion A. Carpenter (sister)
Willes Carpenter (brother)
Virginia N. Carpenter (sister)
More information
T/Sgt Joseph L. Carpenter graduated from Miami, Arizona High School in 1938.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, Terry Hirsch, www.wiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - After Action Report 638th Tank Destroyer Battalion, www.newspapers.com - Arizona Republic
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet