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PAPILON, Joseph Aloyious - Date of
birth
16 January 1913 -
Age
31 - Place of
birth
Baltimore, Maryland -
Hometown
Baltimore, Maryland
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33735787 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
318th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 November 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Clémery, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 16 | 59 |
Immediate family
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Members
Anton Papilon (father)
Lizie Papilon (mother)
Kathrin (Spanz) Papilon (stepmother)
Hellen Papilon (sister)
Max P. Papilon (brother)
Frank S. Papilon (brother)
Evelyn E. (Resh) Papilon (wife)
William Papilon (son)
More information
Pfc Joseph A. Papilon attended high school for two years and was a welder employed at Bethlehem Steel in Baltimore before he enlisted in Baltimore, Maryland on 17 September 1943.He was killed by artillery shell fragments in the thorax.
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. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files / All our Families Family Tree / U.S. Draft Cards Young Man
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Major M