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Personal info

Full name
STEIN, Joseph
Date of birth
16 September 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Manhattan, New York County, New York City, New York
Hometown
The Bronx, Bronx County, New York City, New York
Religion
Jewish

Military service

Service number
32082822
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
324th Infantry Regiment,
44th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
1 November 1944
Place of death
Near Nancy, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 14 29

Immediate family

Members
Jacob Stein (father)
Rose Stein (mother)
Bertha Stein (sister)
Lillian Stein (sister)
Marylyn Stein (sister)
Sandra Stein (sister)

More information

Pfc Joseph Stein was employed at the H and S Pleating Company before he enlisted in New York City, New York on 26 March 1941.

He was killed by artillery shell fragments in his chest.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files / New York Birth Index, www.findagrave.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy

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