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Personal info

Full name
ARAUJO, Joseph J
Date of birth
1919
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Massachusetts
Hometown
Fairfield County, Connecticut

Military service

Service number
31049969
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
16th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
3 September 1944
Place of death
Bois De La Laniere, South of Mons, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 13 41

Immediate family

Members
Antonio Araujo (father)

More information

Pfc. Joseph Araujo enlisted in Hartford, Connecticut on 8 August 1941.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ranger95.com , www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record

Photo source: Peter Schouteten