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Personal info

Full name
MATTER, Joe Franklin
Date of birth
6 October 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Hometown
Lakewood, Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
15375304
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
27 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Scheidgen, Echternach, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 16 59

Immediate family

Members
Norman R. Matter (father)
Mary F. (Holmes) Matter (mother)
Robert B. Matter (brother)
William H. Matter (brother)
Fred J. Matter (brother)

More information

S/Sgt Joe F. Matter graduated from Lakewood High School and attended Wittenberg College before he enlisted.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – Headstone and Interment Record

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery / Hudson Louie