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Personal info

Full name
ZURAFF, Joseph Cornelius
Date of birth
29 June 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Monroe, Turner County, South Dakota
Hometown
Montrose, McCook County, South Dakota

Military service

Service number
37078679
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
24th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized),
4th Cavalry Group
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
5 March 1945
Place of death
North of Düren, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 1 48

Immediate family

Members
Cornelius T. Zuraff (father)
Cecelia C. (Oberle) Zuraff (mother)
Bernard L. Zuraff (brother)
James V. Zuraff (brother)
Eugene V. Zuraff (brother)
Raymond H. Zuraff (brother)
Irene L. Zuraff (sister)
Ella (Balluff) Zuraff (wife)

More information

T/5 Joseph C. Zuraff attended grade school at Spring Valley in Monroe.
He entered the Service in 1941.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Jac Engels, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com, www.findagrave.com - Shane Q, ONE W, Mva.sd.gov, After Action Report 4th Cavalry Group

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Pilippet, Mva.sd.gov