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Joseph “Joe” America

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Joseph “Joe” America Veteran

Birth
District of Columbia, USA
Death
3 Feb 2012 (aged 91)
Prince Frederick, Calvert County, Maryland, USA
Burial
Brentwood, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section G
Memorial ID
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Joseph America
February 24, 1920 - February 03, 2012

Joseph America of Prince Frederick, MD passed away at his residence on Friday, February 03, 2012. Joe was born on February 24, 1920 in Washington, DC, and attended McKinley Tech High School. He was stationed in Okinawa with the 1113th Engineer Construction Group during World War II. After the war he settled with his family in Prince Georges County, MD and was a Master Tool and Die Maker at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. He moved with his family to Prince Frederick in 1977.

He loved to spend time fishing, crabbing and boating with his family and friends. He was a devoted husband and father. When his beloved wife Minnie died in 1974, he retired from his job and assumed the role of parenting the seven of his fourteen children that were still living at home.
(Rausch Funeral Home)
Joseph America
February 24, 1920 - February 03, 2012

Joseph America of Prince Frederick, MD passed away at his residence on Friday, February 03, 2012. Joe was born on February 24, 1920 in Washington, DC, and attended McKinley Tech High School. He was stationed in Okinawa with the 1113th Engineer Construction Group during World War II. After the war he settled with his family in Prince Georges County, MD and was a Master Tool and Die Maker at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. He moved with his family to Prince Frederick in 1977.

He loved to spend time fishing, crabbing and boating with his family and friends. He was a devoted husband and father. When his beloved wife Minnie died in 1974, he retired from his job and assumed the role of parenting the seven of his fourteen children that were still living at home.
(Rausch Funeral Home)


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  • Created by: DLMc
  • Added: Feb 26, 2013
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/105866602/joseph-america: accessed ), memorial page for Joseph “Joe” America (24 Feb 1920–3 Feb 2012), Find a Grave Memorial ID 105866602, citing Fort Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA; Maintained by DLMc (contributor 47850398).