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WRAY, Joseph Anderson - Date of
birth
29 March 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Lewiston, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1309643 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
8th Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Reisdorf, Luxembourg
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 9 | 82 |
Immediate family
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Members
Daniel E. Wray (father)
Hazel S. (Gibboney) Wray (mother)
Daniel G. Wray (brother)
William A. Wray (brother)
Leanora D. Wray (sister)
Ruth A. Wray (sister)
Frances J. (Fisher) Wray (wife)
More information
2nd Lt Joseph A. Wray attended Lewiston High Schoolwas an office clerk before he volunteered for the Army of the United States in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 4 March 1942.He was killed by artillery shell shrapnel.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, 4ID After Action Reports, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - Letitia Scheffey, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com, www.newspapers.com - The Daily Item Pennsylvania 1 February 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, Lewiston High School - 1938