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HAFFITS, Joseph H - Date of
birth
23 March 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa -
Hometown
Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa -
Religion
Jewish
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
17066957 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
8th Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
4 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Mompach, Luxembourg
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 2 | 45 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Samuel Haffits (father)
Bertha (Merlin) Haffits (mother)
Paul B. Haffits (brother)
Marian Haffits (sister)
Helen Haffits (sister)
More information
S/Sgt Joseph H. Haffits attended 2 years of college and was a salesman before he volunteered for the Army of the United States at Fort Des Moines, Iowa on 4 April 1942.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Danny van der Groen – Company’s / 4ID After Action Reports, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Iowa WWII Bonus Case Files / 1930 Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery, www.ancestry.com – U.S. School Yearbooks Sioux City Iowa, www.newspapers.com – Sioux City Journal Iowa 15 November 1945