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Personal info

Full name
STOHELIN, Joseph Jr
Date of birth
25 August 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
New York City, New York
Hometown
The Bronx, Bronx County, New York

Military service

Service number
32904715
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
315th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
30 October 1944
Place of death
Near Hattigny, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 10 63

Immediate family

Members
Joseph Stohelin Sr. (father)
Jane Stohelin (mother)

More information

Pfc Joseph Stohelin Jr. was an upholsterer.

He was killed by artillery shell fragments.

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 / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, Combat History 79th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - Albert Ledoux
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy