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Personal info

Full name
BIENLEIN, Joseph J
Date of birth
1920
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Jugoslavia
Hometown
The Bronx, Bronx County, New York City, New York

Military service

Service number
32512499
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Medical Aidman
Unit
Medical Detachment,
19th Armored Infantry Battalion,
14th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
25 April 1945
Place of death
Near Beilngries, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
D 39 39

Immediate family

Members
Joseph Bienlein (father)
Anna Bienlein (mother)
Barbara Bienlein (sister)

More information

Pfc Joseph J. Bienlein was a general industry clerk before he enlisted at Fort Jay, New York on 26 September 1942. He was sent overseas to the Aleutians in 1943 for 10 months and was sent overseas to Europe in October 1944.

He was killed by a sniper, while giving aid to one of the wounded men.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census, http://14thad.org, www.newspapers.com – Daily News 7 June 1945

Photo source: www.newspapers.com – Daily News 7 June 1945