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LASSETER, Joe Damon - Date of
birth
29 October 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Dothan, Houston County, Alabama -
Hometown
Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34834917 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
142nd Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
12 December 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Selestat, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 6 | 13 |
Immediate family
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Members
Emory S. Lasseter (father)
Josephine (Martin) Lasseter (mother)
John C. Lasseter (brother)
Richard Lasseter (brother)
Eula Lasseter (sister)
D.C. Lasseter (brother)
Ida M. Lasseter (sister)
Daniel W. Lasseter (brother)
Lola F. Lasseter (half-sister)
John E. Lasseter (half-brother)
Mary F Lasseter (half-sister)
Melba A. Lasseter (wife)
More information
Pfc Joe D. Lasseter was employed by the Bibb Manufacturing Company before he enlisted in February 1944 and was sent overseas in August of the same year.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Headstone and Interment Records / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 36thID-roster-part-2.pdf, 142ndaar-.pdf, https://36th-id.frb.io/
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, www.newspapers.com - The Dothan Eagle - 17 April 1945 / The Sunday Ledger-Enquirer - 7 January 1945