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Personal info

Full name
MATEJA, Joseph Charles
Date of birth
11 February 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Lilly, Cambria County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36019181
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
2nd Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
28 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Consdorf-Berdorf, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 1 32

Immediate family

Members
Charles Mateja (father)
Anna Mateja (mother)
Stanley Mateja (brother)
Johnnie Mateja (brother)
Franklin Mateja (brother)
Walter Mateja (brother)
Angelina Mateja (sister)
Edwin Mateja (brother)

More information

S/Sgt Joseph C. Mateja enlisted in the Regular Army in Chicago, Illinois on 11 April 1941.

He was a boxmaker before he enlisted.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census, "A footsoldier for Patton" - Michael C. Bilder/James G. Bilder

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery