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Personal info

Full name
BINKLEY, Joseph Aldrich
Date of birth
15 July 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee
Hometown
Lake Alfred, Polk County, Florida

Military service

Service number
34147968
Rank
Technician Fourth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
9th Armored Infantry Battalion,
6th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
27 March 1945
Place of death
Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 28 70

Immediate family

Members
Joseph J. Binkley (father)
Cora Binkley (mother)
Hugh J. Binkley (brother)
Lawrence Binkley (brother)
Evelyn I. Binkley (sister)

More information

T/4 Joseph A. Binkley was employed at the Fla Gold Citrus Corporation before he enlisted at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia on 17 October 1941.

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 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.super6th.org
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