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Personal info

Full name
EBEL, Joseph Junior
Date of birth
26 August 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Dakota City, Dakota County, Nebraska
Hometown
South Sioux City, Dakota County, Nebraska

Military service

Service number
37449997
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Ammunition Handler
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
29 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Dieulouard, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 22 56

Immediate family

Members
Joseph L. Ebel (father)
Alice Ebel (mother)
Lyle E. Ebel (brother)
Loui I. Ebel (brother)
Betty I. Ebel (sister)
Richard D. Ebel (brother)
Mary L. Ebel (sister)
Maxine Ebel (sister)
Biller R. Ebel (brother)

More information

Pfc Joseph J. Ebel attended 4 years of high school and was an employer of the So Sioux Oil Co. before he enlisted on 14 February 1942.
On 19 September he was seriously wounded in action in the vicinity of Pont–à-Mousson and brought to the 60th Field Hospital that was situated in Dieulouard.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record /U.S. Draft Cards, www.80thDivision.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Len / Jeanette McFarlane