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MITCHELL, Joe Lowry - Date of
birth
11 November 1919 -
Age
24 -
Place of birth
Blue Ridge, Falls County, Texas -
Hometown
Falls County, Texas -
Ethnicity
White -
Religion
Protestant
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
18007398 -
Rank
Technician Fourth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
23rd Infantry Regiment,
2nd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 October 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Heckhalenfeld, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 4 | 39 |
Immediate family
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Members
Ira J. Mitchell (father)
Laverne (Williams) Mitchell (mother)
Wayman Mitchell (brother)
William H. Mitchell (brother)
John H. Mitchell (brother)
James L. Mitchell (brother)
Milton W. Mitchell (brother)
Martha L. Mitchell (sister)
Mary N. Mitchell (sister)
J.V. Mitchell (brother)
More information
T/4 Joe L. Mitchell was a cook before he joined the Regular Army in Dallas, Texas on 13 November 1940.He is remembered at Blue Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery in Blue Ridge, Texas with a memorial marker.
His brother, Wayman R. Mitchell. was reported missing in action after being taken prisoner by the Japanese in the Philippines in 1942. He is memorialized on the Tablets of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery and Memorial in the Philippines.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - various family trees
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Roots & Wings