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Personal info

Full name
STRANGE, Joseph Paul
Date of birth
25 May 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Mainesburg, Tioga County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Blossburg, Tioga County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33941677
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
345th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
7 March 1945
Place of death
Birgel, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 4 87

Immediate family

Members
Marcus G. Strange (father)
Ruby A. (Harvey) Strange (mother)
Russell M. Strange (brother)
Richard W. Strange (brother)
Ethel J. (Campbell) Strange (wife)
Penelope J. Strange (daughter)
Betsy J. Strange (daughter)
Judith Y. Strange (daughter)

More information

Pfc Joseph P. Strange attended high school for three years and worked at the J.P. Ward Foundry before he enlisted in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania on 25 August 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application Files WWII / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1940 Census, http://87thinfantrydivision.com, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, www.ancestry.com