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Personal info

Full name
DE CORTE, Joe
Date of birth
2 February 1908
Age
37
Place of birth
Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii
Hometown
Hayward, Alameda County, California

Military service

Service number
39009215
Rank
Technician Fourth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
11th Tank Battalion,
10th Armored Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 April 1945
Place of death
Near Bartenstein, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 15 85

Immediate family

Members
August De Corte (father)
Mary De Corte (mother)
Mary De Corte (sister)
John De Corte (brother)
Louis De Corte (brother)
Rita De Corte (sister)
Alice De Corte (sister)

More information

T/4 Joe De Corte worked on a farm before he enlisted in San Francisco, California on 17 June 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 / 1920/1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com, www.10tharmored.com
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