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Personal info

Full name
CURAY, Joseph John
Date of birth
27 November 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Forest City, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Broome County, New York

Military service

Service number
32039137
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
357th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
4 March 1945
Place of death
Kopp, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 14 42

Immediate family

Members
Barbara Curay (mother)
Anna Curay (sister)
George Curay (brother)
Mary Curry (sister)
John Curry (brother)
Irene (Muska) Curry (wife)

More information

S/Sgt Joseph J. Curay attended high school for 2 years and worked for Endicott-Johnson Shoe Company.

He enlisted in Syracuse, New York on 17 April 1941.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery