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HESS, Josiah T "SI" - Date of
birth
17 August 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Register, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Huntington Mills, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33024433 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Tank Commander -
Unit
3rd Tank Battalion,
10th Armored Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 November 1944 - Place of
death
Near Trier, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| J | 35 | 21 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Nathan S. Hess (father)
Nettie (Kale) Hess (mother)
Genevieve Hess (sister)
Ethel Hess (sister)
Letha Hess (sister)
Karl N. Hess (brother)
Grace Hess (sister)
Madeline A. (Yaron) Hess (wife)
Dorothy J. Hess (daughter)
Sandra A. Hess (daughter)
More information
Sgt Josiah T. Hess attended the Huntington Mills High School for four years and worked on a farm before he enlisted in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania on 24 April 1941. He was sent overseas in September 1944.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France,
He is remembered at the Dodson Cemetery in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.
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 - Bryan Winter / Kenej, www.10tharmored.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Kenej / Jaap Vermeer / Sherry Keefer Bonham