PFC. COLEMAN, Joseph George "Joe"
Service number: 38544377
Age: 29
Born: 18 Jul 1915, Tyler, Smith County, Texas, USA
Hometown: Huntsville, Walker County, Texas
Family:
Rufus Fielding Coleman (father)
Emma Frances (nee Thompson) Coleman (mother)
Earlton Francia Coleman (brother)
Letha Mae Coleman/ Odom (sister)
Louise Coleman/Hightower (sister)
Theo Lucile Coleman/Baskin (sister)
Rufus Edwin Coleman (brother)
Ruth Coleman (sister)
Anna Belle Coleman/Campbelle (sister)
Joyce Coleman (sister)
Winona (Smith) Coleman (wife)
Nova L. Coleman (daughter)
Rank: Private First Class
Function: Auto Motive Mechanic, Second echelon
Battalion: 31st Tank Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: C Company
Date of death: 8 April 1945
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Fredeburg, Kreis Herzogtum Lauenburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Spot: In the vicinity of Bad Fredeburg, Germany
Awards / Commendations:
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ Army Presidential Unit Citation
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Plot D, Row 18, Grave 4
Cemetery: Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial
Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands
Date of enlistment: October 14, 1943 from Houston, Texas
Other information:
He was initially buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Breuna #1. After being disinterred, his remains were evacuated to Margraten where he was first buried in a temporary grave on 17 July 1945. After being disinterred and after the cemetery was given a permanent status, he was given his final resting place on 23 December 1948.
Service number: 38544377
Age: 29
Born: 18 Jul 1915, Tyler, Smith County, Texas, USA
Hometown: Huntsville, Walker County, Texas
Family:
Rufus Fielding Coleman (father)
Emma Frances (nee Thompson) Coleman (mother)
Earlton Francia Coleman (brother)
Letha Mae Coleman/ Odom (sister)
Louise Coleman/Hightower (sister)
Theo Lucile Coleman/Baskin (sister)
Rufus Edwin Coleman (brother)
Ruth Coleman (sister)
Anna Belle Coleman/Campbelle (sister)
Joyce Coleman (sister)
Winona (Smith) Coleman (wife)
Nova L. Coleman (daughter)
Rank: Private First Class
Function: Auto Motive Mechanic, Second echelon
Battalion: 31st Tank Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: C Company
Date of death: 8 April 1945
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Fredeburg, Kreis Herzogtum Lauenburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Spot: In the vicinity of Bad Fredeburg, Germany
Awards / Commendations:
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ Army Presidential Unit Citation
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Plot D, Row 18, Grave 4
Cemetery: Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial
Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands
Date of enlistment: October 14, 1943 from Houston, Texas
Other information:
He was initially buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Breuna #1. After being disinterred, his remains were evacuated to Margraten where he was first buried in a temporary grave on 17 July 1945. After being disinterred and after the cemetery was given a permanent status, he was given his final resting place on 23 December 1948.
PFC. COLEMAN, Joseph George "Joe"
Service number: 38544377
Age: 29
Born: 18 Jul 1915, Tyler, Smith County, Texas, USA
Hometown: Huntsville, Walker County, Texas
Family:
Rufus Fielding Coleman (father)
Emma Frances (nee Thompson) Coleman (mother)
Earlton Francia Coleman (brother)
Letha Mae Coleman/ Odom (sister)
Louise Coleman/Hightower (sister)
Theo Lucile Coleman/Baskin (sister)
Rufus Edwin Coleman (brother)
Ruth Coleman (sister)
Anna Belle Coleman/Campbelle (sister)
Joyce Coleman (sister)
Winona (Smith) Coleman (wife)
Nova L. Coleman (daughter)
Rank: Private First Class
Function: Auto Motive Mechanic, Second echelon
Battalion: 31st Tank Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: C Company
Date of death: 8 April 1945
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Fredeburg, Kreis Herzogtum Lauenburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Spot: In the vicinity of Bad Fredeburg, Germany
Awards / Commendations:
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ Army Presidential Unit Citation
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Plot D, Row 18, Grave 4
Cemetery: Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial
Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands
Date of enlistment: October 14, 1943 from Houston, Texas
Other information:
He was initially buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Breuna #1. After being disinterred, his remains were evacuated to Margraten where he was first buried in a temporary grave on 17 July 1945. After being disinterred and after the cemetery was given a permanent status, he was given his final resting place on 23 December 1948.
Service number: 38544377
Age: 29
Born: 18 Jul 1915, Tyler, Smith County, Texas, USA
Hometown: Huntsville, Walker County, Texas
Family:
Rufus Fielding Coleman (father)
Emma Frances (nee Thompson) Coleman (mother)
Earlton Francia Coleman (brother)
Letha Mae Coleman/ Odom (sister)
Louise Coleman/Hightower (sister)
Theo Lucile Coleman/Baskin (sister)
Rufus Edwin Coleman (brother)
Ruth Coleman (sister)
Anna Belle Coleman/Campbelle (sister)
Joyce Coleman (sister)
Winona (Smith) Coleman (wife)
Nova L. Coleman (daughter)
Rank: Private First Class
Function: Auto Motive Mechanic, Second echelon
Battalion: 31st Tank Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: C Company
Date of death: 8 April 1945
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Fredeburg, Kreis Herzogtum Lauenburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Spot: In the vicinity of Bad Fredeburg, Germany
Awards / Commendations:
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ Army Presidential Unit Citation
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Plot D, Row 18, Grave 4
Cemetery: Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial
Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands
Date of enlistment: October 14, 1943 from Houston, Texas
Other information:
He was initially buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Breuna #1. After being disinterred, his remains were evacuated to Margraten where he was first buried in a temporary grave on 17 July 1945. After being disinterred and after the cemetery was given a permanent status, he was given his final resting place on 23 December 1948.
Inscription
PFC 31 TANK BN 7 ARMD DIV TEXAS
Gravesite Details
Entered the service from Texas.
Family Members
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Advertisement
