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Personal info

Full name
JOSEPH, Carl
Date of birth
8 May 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa
Hometown
Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35342930
Rank
Corporal
Function
unknown
Unit
HQ & HQ Company,
505th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
Awards
Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
6 June 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Sainte-Mere-Eglise, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
D 13 57

Immediate family

Members
George Joseph (father)
Edna Joseph (mother)
Evaughn Joseph (sister)
Albert Joseph (brother)
Madeline Joseph (sister)
Richard Joseph (brother)
Frances R. (Emmitt) Joseph (wife)

More information

Carl Joseph enlisted in Toledo, Ohio on 6 October 1942. He fought in Africa, Italy and Sicily with the 82nd Airborne. He was killed in Normandy but at that time could not be identified. Fort this reason, his remains were transferred to the identification center at Ardennes Cemetery in Belgium. After identification, he was given his final resting place at Ardennes Cemetery.

Source of information: Carla Mans, www.archives.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ww2-airborne.us, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930/1940 Census

Photo source: www.wwiimemorial.com, Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - ForgetMeNot, www.ancestry.com - sheilagodin