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HALE, Billy Joe - Date of
birth
23 December 1924 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Lorenzo, Crosby County, Texas -
Hometown
Lodi, San Joaquin County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38342937 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
143rd Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
6 December 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Beblenheim, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 13 | 18 |
Immediate family
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Members
Charles W. Hale (father)
Anna M. (Bowers) Hale (mother)
Charles W. Hale (brother)
Frances L. Hale (sister)
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 / Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1932 / https://36th-id.frb.io / 143rd-October-1944-to-end.pdf
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Dwight "Andy" Anderson