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Personal info

Full name
UNDERWOOD, Joseph Tulloss "Joe"
Date of birth
19 November 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Russellville, Franklin County, Alabama
Hometown
Russellville, Franklin County, Alabama

Military service

Service number
34918546
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
255th Infantry Regiment,
63rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
19 February 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Bliesbruck, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 11 15

Immediate family

Members
Eugene Underwood (father)
Mary T. Underwood (mother)
Bratie E. Underwood (brother)
Wilfred A. Underwood (brother)

More information

Sgt Joseph T. Underwood graduated from Russellville High School and was a clerk.

He enlisted at Fort McClellan, Alabama on 18 January 1944 and was sent overseas in December 1944.

He was reported wounded in action on 17 February 1945 and died two days later.

Sgt Underwood is remembered at the Knights of Pythias Cemetery in Russellville, Franklin County, Alabama.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment record / 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.63rdinfdiv.com, www.findagrave.com - Kemu, www.newspapers.com - Franklin County Times 8 March 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy / Kemu