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SCHWAKE, Joseph Henry - Date of
birth
18 March 1918 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois -
Hometown
Cook County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36781295 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
I Company,
38th Infantry Regiment,
2nd Infantry Division
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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
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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