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Personal info

Full name
BISSON, Joseph Leo
Date of birth
28 January 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Berlin, Coos County, New Hampshire
Hometown
West Milan, Coos County, New Hampshire

Military service

Service number
31374674
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
15th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
26 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Riedwihr, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 23 20

Immediate family

Members
Alphonse J. Bisson (father)
Rose A. Bisson (mother)
Henry J. Bisson (brother)
Wilfrid Bisson (brother)
Louis J. Bisson (brother)
Alphonse Bisson (brother)
Marie B. Bisson (sister)
Blanche Bisson (sister)
Rose Bisson (sister)
Marie M. (Boisvert) Bisson (wife)
Annette M. Bisson (daughter)

More information

Pfc Joseph L. Bisson attended high school for two years and was a production worker employed by the Sulphate Mill Brown Co. before he enlisted in Manchester, New Hampshire on 9 September 1943.

For his action in Cisterna, Italy on 24 May 1944, he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal.

He was killed by small arms fire in the abdomen and pelvis.

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