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Personal info

Full name
ESTERLY, Joseph Jonathan
Date of birth
13 August 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Hometown
Mahoning County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
O1322009
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
405th Infantry Regiment,
102nd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 November 1944
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
C 19 12

Immediate family

Members
William L. Esterly (father)
Grace (Wilson) Esterly (mother)
William L. Esterly Jr. (brother)

More information

2nd Lt Joseph J. Esterly graduated from Fitch High School and attended Youngstown College. He was employed in the pricing department of the Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co.

He enlisted on 20 October 1941.

Source of information: Youngstown Vindicator - 30 December 1944, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Indiana Birth Certificate / 1920 Census / Headstone and Interment Record

Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Youngstown Vindicator - 30 December 1944