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Personal info

Full name
OSTROWSKI, Joe Thomas
Date of birth
2 May 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio
Hometown
Mahoning County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35027706
Rank
Corporal
Function
unknown
Unit
196th Field Artillery Battalion
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
11 November 1944
Place of death
France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 9 59

Immediate family

Members
Peter Ostrowski (father)
Anna Ostrowski (mother)
Frank Ostrowski (brother)
Stanley Ostrowski (brother)
Henry Ostrowski (brother)
Pauline Ostrowski (sister)
Jenny Ostrowski (sister)
Lottie Ostrowski (sister)

More information

Cpl Joe T. Ostrowski St. Stanislaus High School.

He enlisted in Cleveland, Ohio on 5 August 1941 and was sent overseas on 31 January 1944.

Source of information: Carla Mans, Youngstown Vindicator - 13 February 1945, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Record / 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Youngstown Vindicator - 13 February 1945