Missing information?
Do you have any additional information you would like to share about a soldier?
Submit- Full
name
RENFROW, Joe Sorrell "Josiah" - Date of
birth
24 April 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Wilson, Wilson County, North Carolina -
Hometown
Kenley, Wilson County, North Carolina
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34254614 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Squad Leader -
Unit
A Company,
48th Armored Infantry Battalion,
7th Armored Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
7 September 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of St. Privat, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 28 | 42 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Bennett Renfrow (father)
Nancy H. (Raper) Renfrow (mother)
Josep H. Renfrow (brother)
Prudie F. Renfrow (sister)
James R. Renfrow (brother)
Verlitia L. Renfrow (sister)
Felicia L. Renfrow (sister)
William C. Renfrow (brother)
Eskell Renfrow (brother)
Hazel M. Renfrow (sister)
Margie L. Renfrow (sister)
More information
Sgt Joe S. Renfrow enlisted at Fort Bragg, North Carolina on 10 March 1942.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920/1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men 1940-1947, https://www.7tharmddiv.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Dwight "Andy" Anderson, www.newspapers.com - The News and Observer 14 October 1944