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BLANEY, Joseph Hoye - Date of
birth
6 December 1911 -
Age
33 - Place of
birth
Cheat Neck, Monongalia County, West Virginia -
Hometown
Lake Lynn, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35742021 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
328th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
22 February 1945 - Place of
death
Saarburg, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Harry A. Blaney (father)
Louisa M. (Ryan) Blaney (mother)
Edna G. Blaney (sister)
More information
Pfc Joseph H. Blaney enlisted in Clarksburg, West Virginia on 29 October 1942.He was shot by a sniper.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Ryan and Kuhns Tree / Paul Woolery Families, www.findagrave.com - MAJ Jimmy Cotton, www.fold3.com - 26th Infantry Division
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Silvano Theunissen, www.ancestry.com - Thomas Paull