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FREY, Joseph Louis - Date of
birth
26 December 1923 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana -
Hometown
New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38381143 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
HQ & HQ Company,
3rd Battalion,
324th Infantry Regiment,
44th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
4 December 1944 - Place of
death
Denting, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 40 | 14 |
Immediate family
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Members
Charles J. Frey (father)
Clara (Ullrich) Frey (mother)
Clara Frey (sister)
Charles J. Frey Jr. (brother)
Theresa Frey (sister)
More information
S/Sgt Joseph L. Frey attended college for one year and was a bookkeeper and cashier before he enlisted in New Orleans, Louisiana on 19 February 1943.He was killed by small arms fire in his chest.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Hochfelden, France.
He is also remembered at the Ascension of our Lord Catholic Church Cemetery in Donaldsonville, Ascension Parish, Louisiana.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.findagrave.com - Bobby and Carol Babin Estes
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Bobby and Carol Babin Estes