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Personal info

Full name
ENNEKING, Joseph August Jr
Date of birth
6 February 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Kelly, Nemaha County, Kansas
Hometown
Centralia, Nemaha County, Kansas

Military service

Service number
37246081
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
313th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
13 October 1944
Place of death
Near Emberménil France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 31 36

Immediate family

Members
Joseph A. Enneking (father)
Maria C. (Deters) Enneking (mother)
Henry V. Enneking (brother)
Theresa F. Enneking (sister)
Alphonse H. Enneking (brother)
Scholastica B. Enneking (sister)
Zita B. Enneking (sister)
Radegunda L. Enneking (sister)
Mary E. Enneking (sister)
Rochus J. Enneking (brother)
Damian W. Enneking (brother)

More information

Joseph A. Enneking Jr. worked on the family farm before he enlisted.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Tom Noble Family Farm / 1930 Census, Combat History 79th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com – R & S

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy