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HINCHLIFFE, Joseph - Date of
birth
13 March 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Queens County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33936472 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
157th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
1 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Bouxwiller, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 18 | 67 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Frank Hinchliffe (brother)
Eleanor R. (Bruenger) Hinchliffe (wife)
Joseph T. Hinchliffe (son)
Thomas J. Hinchliffe (son)
More information
Pvt Joseph Hinchliffe attended high school for 1 year and was a welder before he enlisted in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania on 26 April 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application Files WWII, http://www.45thdivision.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy