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Personal info

Full name
ANCAVAGE, Joseph Stanley
Date of birth
28 June 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Buttonwood, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
O1319909
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
Cannon Company,
7th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
14 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Lure, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 19 34

Immediate family

Members
Konstanty Litkonsky (stepfather)
Hellen Litkonsky (mother)
Matilda Litkonsky (half-sister)
Claire Ancavage (sister)
Sophia Ancavage (sister)
Lena A. (Mossuto) Ancavage (wife)

More information

2nd Lt Joseph S. Ancavage attended high school for four years and was employed by the American Chain and Cable Company before he joined the U.S. Army Reserve in Wilkes-Barre on 20 May 1941.

From March 1942 to 6 December 1942, he served in the Pacific Theater of Operations.

In January 1944 he was sent overseas to Italy.

For his actions on 3 March 1944, in Italy, he was awarded with the Silver Star Medal.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy