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Personal info

Full name
JOYCE, William Vincent Jr
Date of birth
4 November 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Winsted, Litchfield County, Connecticut
Hometown
Litchfield County, Connecticut

Military service

Service number
31249115
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
329th Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
12 January 1945
Place of death
Petite-Langlire, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 6 22

Immediate family

Members
William V. Joyce Sr. (father)
Elizabeth Joyce (mother)
Rita Joyce (sister)
William Joyce (brother)
Virginia Joyce (sister)
Jim Joyce (brother)

More information

Sgt William V. Joyce Jr. enlisted in Hartford, Connecticut on 10 November 1942.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / WWII Enlistment Record / 1930 Census

Photo source: http://83rdinfdivdocs.org