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BERES, Joseph Steve - Date of
birth
23 April 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan -
Hometown
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36968666 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
12th Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
17 December 1944 - Place of
death
Luxembourg
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 5 | 13 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Joseph Beres (father)
Elizabeth (Liptak) Beres (mother)
Helen Beres (sister)
Edward Beres (brother)
Dorothy (Soltesz) Beres (wife)
More information
Pvt Joseph S. Beres graduated from Detroit Southwestern High School and worked for the Ford Co. in a plant where bombers were made.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Susan Linton Detroit Times - 25 March 1945, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S. Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / Michigan Marriage Records 1867-1952, Draft card
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Susan Linton - Detroit News - 17 February 1945