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Personal info

Full name
MATRAS, Joseph Albert Jr
Date of birth
18 September 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Pennsylvania
Hometown
Victoria, Fayette County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33429091
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
HQ Company,
3rd Battalion,
347th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
Awards
unknown

Death

Status
Died non-Battle
Date of death
4 April 1945
Place of death
Villmar, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
B 13 9

Immediate family

Members
Joseph A. Matras (father)
Sophia (Adamczyk) Matras (mother)
John T. Matras (brother)
Adolph A. Matras (brother)
Edward Matras (brother)
Cecelia J. Matras (sister)
Lee Matras (brother)
Peter Matras (brother)
Mary Matras (sister)
Walter Matras (brother)
Stanley Matras (brother)

More information

Joseph Albert Matras Jr. graduated from Perry Township High School where he was a baseball pitcher.

His brother Lee also served in Europe.

Source of information: History Book 87th Infantry Division, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com, www.archives.gov www.newspapers.com - The Daily Courier April 1945

Photo source: www.ancestry.com, www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet