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Personal info

Full name
SCHEMBRE, Joe Frank
Date of birth
2 March 1910
Age
35
Place of birth
Crystal City, Jefferson County, Missouri
Hometown
Crystal City, Jefferson County, Missouri

Military service

Service number
37638113
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
141st Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 March 1945
Place of death
Near Haguenau, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
B 30 14

Immediate family

Members
Francesco Schembre (father)
Lena (Jorgovan) Schembre (mother)
Alphonso Schembre (brother)
Blanche E. (Nengel) Schembre (wife)
Frank Schembre (son)
Sylvia G. Schembre (daughter)
Joseph J. Schembre (son)
Judith A. Schembre (daughter)

More information

Pfc Joe F. Schembre was a bartender before he enlisted in Jefferson Barracks, Missouri on 18 April 1944.

He was killed by small arms fire in his chest.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, https://texasmilitaryforcesmuseum.org/, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / WWII Draft Cards Young Men / WWII Hospital Admission Card Files / Schembre Family Tree, www.findagrave.com – Jaynendel Lemmons Vincent

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Denise / Jaynendel Lemmons Vincent