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Personal info

Full name
FORD, Joseph Michael
Date of birth
6 June 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Perkasie, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33478526
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
377th Infantry Regiment,
95th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
6 March 1945
Place of death
In the Uerdingen/Rheinhausen vicinity, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
G 14 25

Immediate family

Members
Michael Ford (father)
Annie L. Ford (mother)
Robert Ford (brother)
Annie L. Ford (sister)
Helen Ford (sister)
George Ford (brother)
Daniel Ford (brother)

More information

Pfc Joseph M. Ford enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 31 December 1942.

Source of information: André Koch, Astrid van erp, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.xixcorps.nl, www.ancestry.com - Veteran Compensation Application file / 1920, 1930 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet