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Personal info

Full name
SUMMER, Joseph Thomas
Date of birth
18 February 1926
Age
19
Place of birth
New Jersey
Hometown
Staten Island, Richmond County, New York City, New York

Military service

Service number
42135028
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
10 April 1945
Place of death
Gispersleben-Alach-Bindersleben, north of Erfurt, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
C 21 27

Immediate family

Members
Herbert J. Summer (father)
Catherine E. (McGowan) Summer (mother)
Kathleen M. Summer (sister)
Joan Summer (sister)
Anne Summer (sister)
Herbert Summer (brother)
Paul Summer (brother)
Marie Summer (sister)
Louis Summer (brother)

More information

Pvt Joseph T. Summer enlisted at Camp Upton, Yaphawk, New York on 22 May 1944.
He attended high school for 4 years and was a clerk at the U.S. Post Office.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census, www.80thdivision.com, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Carla Scheepers