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Personal info

Full name
VALOUSKY, Joseph Andrew
Date of birth
10 November 1910
Age
34
Place of birth
Pittston, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Pittston, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33148983
Rank
Sergeant
Function
Squad Leader
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
175th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 February 1945
Place of death
Road from Julich to Stettenich, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
G 9 23

Immediate family

Members
George Valousky (father)
Anna Valousky (mother)
George Valousky (brother)
John Valousky (brother)
Michael Valousky (brother)
Andrew J .Valousky (brother)

More information

Sgt Joseph A. Valousky was employed by the Lehigh Valley Railroad before he enlisted on 7 February 1942 in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania. He was sent overseas in August 1942 and participated in the Normandy invasion on 6 June 1944. He was reported seriously wounded in action on 18 June 1944. After recovering, he rejoined his unit.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, Archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone Inscription and Interment Record / ‏1920 Census / Veteran Compensation Application File, www.newspapers.com - The Wilkes-Barre Record

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Ken Valousky