Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Saint Louis, Missouri
Honored By
Gene & Mary Moxley
JOE AGE 19, INDUCTED IN JULY 1944 AND VOLUNTEERED FOR PARATROOPER SERVICE. HIS TRAINING NEARLY COMPLETED HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE INFANTRY IN THE FALL 1944. HE COMPLETED BASIC TRAINING AND IN JANUARY WAS SHIPPED AND ARRIVED IN ENGLAND AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER FOUND HIMSELF IN THE FRONT LINES IN GERMANY. KILLED IN ACTION ON 20 FEBRUARY 1945, 4 DAYS AFTER ARRIVING IN GERMANY.