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RUDEGEAIR, Joseph George - Date of
birth
25 March 1913 -
Age
31 -
Place of birth
Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1306474 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
134th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 November 1944 - Place of
death
Near Morhange, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 8 | 28 |
Immediate family
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Members
Raymond N. Rudegeair (father)
Anna M. (Reddinger) Rudegeair (mother)
Florence M. Rudegeair (sister)
Rose E. Rudegeair (sister)
Mary Rudegeair (sister)
Agatha Rudegeair (sister)
Dorothy M. Rudegeair (sister)
Frederick F. Rudegeair (brother)
Bernadine Rudegeair (sister)
Celia M. Rudegeair (sister)
Jo Ann Rudegeair (sister)
Christina Rudegeair (sister)
Irene Rudegeair (sister)
Rose A. (Miller) Rudegeair (wife)
More information
1st Lt Joseph G. Rudegeair was a graduate of Lebanon Catholic High School and was employed as a stereotypist at the Harrisburg Telegraph Newspaper before he entered the Army in April 1942. He was sent overseas in June 1944.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.
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 / Rettinger Tree, After Action Report 35th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - Pat R., www.newspapers.com - The Evening News, 6 December 1944 / Harrisburg Telegraph, 6 December 1944
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Joel Frampton Gilfert