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Personal info

Full name
GRAHAM, Joseph Alvin
Date of birth
27 January 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Romance, White County, Arkansas
Hometown
Searcy, White County, Arkansas

Military service

Service number
37069579
Rank
Private
Function
Rifleman
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
10 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Bratte, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 15 96

Immediate family

Members
John M. Graham (father)
Sarah (Wootten) Graham (mother)
Opal M. Graham (sister)
Violet Graham (sister)
Doyle Graham (brother)
Loy B. (Benten) Graham (wife)

More information

Pvt Joseph A. Graham was employed by the U.S. Civilian Conservation Corps before he joined the Regular Army on 27 August 1941.

He was married to Loy Benten on 5 July 1944.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920/1930/1940 Census / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / Thompson Family Tree, www.80thdivision.com
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