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Personal info

Full name
GUSCH, Joseph Thomas
Date of birth
16 August 1912
Age
32
Place of birth
Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut
Hometown
Fairfield County, Connecticut

Military service

Service number
31065822
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
310th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
12 March 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 10 6

Immediate family

Members
Stephen Gusch (father)
Clara Gusch (mother)
Stephen Gusch Jr. (brother)
Anna Gusch (sister)
Clara Gusch (sister)
Alex Gusch (brother)
Nellie D. Gusch (wife)

More information

Sgt Joseph T. Gusch enlisted at Fort Devens, Massachusetts on 17 February 1942.

He was a graduate of St. John's school in Connecticut. He was employed by the Sprague Meter Co. in Bridgeport before entering the service.

Sgt Gusch fought in Africa, Tunesia, Sicily, Italy, France and Germany.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Record / 1920/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, Holdenville Daily News 7 June 1945

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet