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JOSEPH, Joseph Leonard - Date of
birth
1914 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Galveston, Galveston County, Texas -
Hometown
Galveston, Galveston County, Texas -
Religion
Jewish
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
18117180 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
unknown -
Unit
HQ Company,
1st Battalion,
506th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Bastogne, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 4 | 26 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Leonard Joseph (father)
Helen J. (Rosenfield) Joseph (mother)
Max Block (stepfather)
Anne Block (half-sister)
Max Block (half-brother)
More information
Cpl Joseph L. Joseph volunteered for the U.S. Army in Houston, Texas on 4 August 1942. He was a lawyer in private practice.He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Grand Failly, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census / Block Family Tree, http://www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: Peter Schouteten