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HEWEL, Joseph Vincent - Date of
birth
26 December 1915 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Denmark, Ashtabula County, Ohio -
Hometown
Crawford County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33681880 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
23rd Armored Infantry Battalion,
7th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
29 October 1944 - Place of
death
Liesel, the Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| P | 9 | 16 |
Immediate family
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Members
Joseph Hewel (father)
Mary E. (Jones) Hewel (mother)
La Vaughn Hewel (sister)
Frances (Thompson) Hewel (wife)
Ruth J. Hewel (daughter)
Gerald V. Hewel (son)
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.7tharmddiv.org, www.ancestry.com - Veteran Compensation Application File / 1920 Census
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Pierre van Dalen, Richard Schoutissen