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Personal info

Full name
BLISS, Joseph James
Date of birth
23 December 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33331115
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
111th Engineer Combat Battalion,
36th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
21 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Bilwisheim, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 8 10

Immediate family

Members
John J. Bliss (father)
Anna M. (Cahill) Bliss (mother)
Joseph A. Bliss (brother)
Thomas F. Bliss (brother)
John E. Bliss (brother)
Anna M. Bliss (sister)
Katherine M. Bliss (sister)
Marie T. Bliss (sister)

More information

Pfc Joseph J. Bliss attended high school for four years and was a retail manager.

He enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 29 August 1942.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Pennsylvania, Veteran Compensation Application Files, https://36th-id.frb.io
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Dwight "Andy" Anderson, John Sise