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BIRSOSIK, Joseph P - Date of
birth
22 January 1914 -
Age
31 - Place of
birth
Dunmore, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Dunmore, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
6890917 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
222nd Infantry Regiment,
42nd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
11 April 1945 - Place of
death
Schweinfurt, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 12 | 54 |
Immediate family
-
Members
John Birsosik (father)
Mary Birsosik (mother)
More information
T/Sgt Joseph P. Birsosik attended high school for one year and was a driver before he joined the Regular Army at Fort George G Meade, Maryland on 13 July 1940.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application Files WWII, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findarave.com - Kim