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Personal info

Full name
BAHAM, Joe Jr
Date of birth
15 May 1926
Age
18
Place of birth
Tickfaw, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana
Hometown
Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana

Military service

Service number
38618175
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
314th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
9 april 1945
Place of death
Steele, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
E 17 13

Immediate family

Members
Joe Baham (father)
Catherine Baham (mother)
Robert Baham (brother)

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.newspapers.com - Weekly Town Talk, WWII Draft Cards; United States Census, 1940

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Hans Wijnands