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Personal info

Full name
MCBRIDE, Joseph Alfred
Date of birth
21 August 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey
Hometown
Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
42019989
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
315th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
11 January 1945
Place of death
Rittershoffen, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
D 26 29

Immediate family

Members
Benjamin A. McBride (father)
Mary V. (Keller) McBride (mother)
James J. McBride (brother)
John V. McBride (brother)
Rita McBride (sister)

More information

Pfc Joseph A. McBride graduated from Ferris High School and enlisted on 4 December 1943. He was sent overseas in May 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, Combat History 79th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - SueMac
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - SueMac