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Personal info

Full name
HORVATH, Joseph
Date of birth
25 February 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Michigan
Hometown
Capac, St. Clair County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36118119
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
33rd Armored Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
31 August 1944
Place of death
France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 26 31

Immediate family

Members
John Horvath (father)
Barbara Horvath (mother)
Tony Horvath (brother)
Paul Horvath (brother)
Mary Horvath (sister)
John Horvath (brother)
Helen Horvath (sister)
Olga Horvath (sister)
Lola J. (Mundorf) Horvath (wife)

More information

S/Sgt Joseph Horvath was employed at Eaton Manufacturing Company.

He enlisted in Detroit, Michigan on 14 June 1941 and was sent overseas in October 1943.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Champigneul, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census, www.newspapers.com - The Port Huron Times Herald

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, www.newspapers.com - The Port Huron Times Herald