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Personal info

Full name
SCHWAKE, Joseph Henry
Date of birth
18 March 1918
Age
27
Place of birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36781295
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
I Company,
38th Infantry Regiment,
2nd Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Finding of Death
Date of death
14 October 1945
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Emily Schwake (mother)
Carl Thelken (stepfather)

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census

Photo source: Astrid van Erp