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Personal info

Full name
BOKENO, Joseph M "Joe"
Date of birth
6 February 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio
Hometown
Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio
Religion
Catholic

Military service

Service number
35672652
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
85th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized),
5th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
17 December 1944
Place of death
In the area of Grosshau, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
F 11 5

Immediate family

Members
Giovanni M. Bokeno (father)
Philomena (DelSordo) Bokeno (mother)
Giuletta Bokeno (sister)
Alfonso M. V. Bokeno (brother)
Emilio J. Bokeno (brother)
Anthony P. Bokeno (brother)
Ralph Bokeno (brother)
Amelia M. Bokeno (sister)
James A. Bokeno (brother)
Raymond Bokeno (brother)
Andrew Bokeno (brother)
Alfred Bokeno (brother)
Elizabeth A. Bokeno (wife)

More information

Pvt Jospeh M. Bokeno attended Hamilton Catholic High School and worked for the Miami System Printing Company.

He enlisted on 16 November 1942 and was sent overseas in May 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.5ad.org, www.newspaperarchive.com - Hamilton Daily New Journal, www.ancestry.com - Family Tree, 1920 Census

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.newspaperarchive.com - Hamilton Daily New Journal