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Personal info

Full name
CLAMPET, Joseph William
Date of birth
7 January 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Eastport, Washington County, Maine
Hometown
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island

Military service

Service number
O-1294087
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
101st Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 October 1944
Place of death
Bezange-la-Petite, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 24 32

Immediate family

Members
John H. Clampet (father)
Harriet M. Clampet (mother)
Margaret Clampet (sister)
Mary Clampet (wife)

More information

1st Lt Joseph W. Clampet was employed at the Clarragansett Electric Light Company before he enlisted in Providence, Rhode Island on 10 February 1941.

He was killed in action by enemy artillery fire.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Andilly, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - Mary Clampet, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Blackie Family Tree, www.findagrave.com, After Action Report 26th Infantry Division
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Major M / Dana Blackie, www.wwiimemorial.com - Mary Clampet