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Personal info

Full name
JOYNES, Walter E
Date of birth
23 May 1907
Age
37
Place of birth
Camden, Camden County, New Jersey
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33314364
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
507th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division
Awards
unknown

Death

Status
Died non-Battle
Date of death
24 April 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 3 67

Immediate family

Members
Walter Joynes (father)
Helen (Wiggins) Joynes (mother)
John W. Joynes (brother)
Marsha Joynes (sister)
Mable Joynes (sister)
Elsie C. Joynes (wife)

More information

Pfc Walter E. Joynes enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 22 May 1942.

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

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, wwiimemorial, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Joynes Family Tree / Pennsylvania, Veteran Compensation Application File, WWII, http://www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy