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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
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 4 | 26 |
Immediate family
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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, Carla Mans, 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, www.ancestry.com - Kristy Larsen