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PFC Joseph Denham died at 'The Battle of Noemfoor' on Noemfoor Island near New Guinea.
Numfor (also Numfoor, Noemfoor, Noemfoer) is one of the Schouten Islands (also known as the Biak Islands) in Papua province, Western New Guinea, northeastern Indonesia.
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Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Denham, of near Eighty Eight, were notified that their son, Pfc. Earl Denham, 25, was killed in action August 12. They had recently received a letter from him stating that he had been transferred from New Guinea to a new base and that he was writing from a foxhole. He intimated in the letter that he might not survive conflict he was engaged in. The letter was written August 5th. Besides his parents he is survived by a sister, Mrs. Myrtle Elmore, of Eighty Eight; two half-sisters, Mrs. Eva Richardson, Eighty Eight, and Mrs. Lee Shipley, of Elbow Springs; five half brothers-Fay Denham, Eighty Eight, Luther and Raymond Hunt, of California, Wyckliffe Hunt, Iowa, and Leonard Hunt, Eighty Eight.
The Glasgow Times – Aug 31, 1944
Glasgow, Barren Co., KY.
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DENHAM, Joseph Earl, 25, Pfc., son of Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Denham, of Eighty Eight, Ky., killed Aug. 12, 1944 in action on Noemfoer Island near New Guinea in the Pacific. Denham was a member of the 503rd Paratroop Infantry.
The Glasgow Times Feb 28, 1946
Glasgow, Barren Co., KY.
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World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas
Name: Joseph E Denham
Inducted From: Kentucky
Rank: Private First Class
Combat Organization: 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment
Death Date: 12 Aug 1944
Monument: Fort William Mckinley, Manila, the Philippines
Last Known Status: Buried
U.S. Awards: Purple Heart Medal
Silver Star Medal
Additional Army Awards
U.S. Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939-1945
Name: Joseph E Denham
Gender: Male
Race: White
Religion: Protestant
Cemetery Name: Fort McKinley, (Permanent Cemetery), Manila, Philippine Islands
Grave Number: a 6 110
Disposition: According to next of kin
Service Branch: Army
Rank: Private First Class
Service Number: 35102166
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Kentucky, Birth Index, 1911-1999
Name: Joseph E Denham
Date of Birth: 14 Aug 1919
County: Barren
Mother's Name: Minnie Renaeu
Volume Number: 69
Certificate Number: 34006
Volume Year: 1919
Home in 1920: Temple Hill, Barren, Kentucky
Emry C Denham 46 head
Minnie E Denham 38 wife
Fay V Denham 14 son
Ninna L Denham 11 dau
Joseph Erl S Denham 0 [2/12] son
Willie C Hunt 18 stepson
Luther T Hunt 13 stepson
Leonard P Hunt 11 stepson
Eva I Hunt 8 stepdau
Ramond L Hunt 6 stepson
Home in 1940: Barren, Kentucky
Emery Denham 66
Minnie Denham 58
Earl Denham 20
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PFC Joseph Denham died at 'The Battle of Noemfoor' on Noemfoor Island near New Guinea.
Numfor (also Numfoor, Noemfoor, Noemfoer) is one of the Schouten Islands (also known as the Biak Islands) in Papua province, Western New Guinea, northeastern Indonesia.
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Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Denham, of near Eighty Eight, were notified that their son, Pfc. Earl Denham, 25, was killed in action August 12. They had recently received a letter from him stating that he had been transferred from New Guinea to a new base and that he was writing from a foxhole. He intimated in the letter that he might not survive conflict he was engaged in. The letter was written August 5th. Besides his parents he is survived by a sister, Mrs. Myrtle Elmore, of Eighty Eight; two half-sisters, Mrs. Eva Richardson, Eighty Eight, and Mrs. Lee Shipley, of Elbow Springs; five half brothers-Fay Denham, Eighty Eight, Luther and Raymond Hunt, of California, Wyckliffe Hunt, Iowa, and Leonard Hunt, Eighty Eight.
The Glasgow Times – Aug 31, 1944
Glasgow, Barren Co., KY.
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DENHAM, Joseph Earl, 25, Pfc., son of Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Denham, of Eighty Eight, Ky., killed Aug. 12, 1944 in action on Noemfoer Island near New Guinea in the Pacific. Denham was a member of the 503rd Paratroop Infantry.
The Glasgow Times Feb 28, 1946
Glasgow, Barren Co., KY.
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World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas
Name: Joseph E Denham
Inducted From: Kentucky
Rank: Private First Class
Combat Organization: 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment
Death Date: 12 Aug 1944
Monument: Fort William Mckinley, Manila, the Philippines
Last Known Status: Buried
U.S. Awards: Purple Heart Medal
Silver Star Medal
Additional Army Awards
U.S. Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939-1945
Name: Joseph E Denham
Gender: Male
Race: White
Religion: Protestant
Cemetery Name: Fort McKinley, (Permanent Cemetery), Manila, Philippine Islands
Grave Number: a 6 110
Disposition: According to next of kin
Service Branch: Army
Rank: Private First Class
Service Number: 35102166
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Kentucky, Birth Index, 1911-1999
Name: Joseph E Denham
Date of Birth: 14 Aug 1919
County: Barren
Mother's Name: Minnie Renaeu
Volume Number: 69
Certificate Number: 34006
Volume Year: 1919
Home in 1920: Temple Hill, Barren, Kentucky
Emry C Denham 46 head
Minnie E Denham 38 wife
Fay V Denham 14 son
Ninna L Denham 11 dau
Joseph Erl S Denham 0 [2/12] son
Willie C Hunt 18 stepson
Luther T Hunt 13 stepson
Leonard P Hunt 11 stepson
Eva I Hunt 8 stepdau
Ramond L Hunt 6 stepson
Home in 1940: Barren, Kentucky
Emery Denham 66
Minnie Denham 58
Earl Denham 20
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PFC Joseph Denham died at 'The Battle of Noemfoor' on Noemfoor Island near New Guinea.
Numfor (also Numfoor, Noemfoor, Noemfoer) is one of the Schouten Islands (also known as the Biak Islands) in Papua province, Western New Guinea, northeastern Indonesia.
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Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Denham, of near Eighty Eight, were notified that their son, Pfc. Earl Denham, 25, was killed in action August 12. They had recently received a letter from him stating that he had been transferred from New Guinea to a new base and that he was writing from a foxhole. He intimated in the letter that he might not survive conflict he was engaged in. The letter was written August 5th. Besides his parents he is survived by a sister, Mrs. Myrtle Elmore, of Eighty Eight; two half-sisters, Mrs. Eva Richardson, Eighty Eight, and Mrs. Lee Shipley, of Elbow Springs; five half brothers-Fay Denham, Eighty Eight, Luther and Raymond Hunt, of California, Wyckliffe Hunt, Iowa, and Leonard Hunt, Eighty Eight.
The Glasgow Times – Aug 31, 1944
Glasgow, Barren Co., KY.
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DENHAM, Joseph Earl, 25, Pfc., son of Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Denham, of Eighty Eight, Ky., killed Aug. 12, 1944 in action on Noemfoer Island near New Guinea in the Pacific. Denham was a member of the 503rd Paratroop Infantry.
The Glasgow Times Feb 28, 1946
Glasgow, Barren Co., KY.
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World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas
Name: Joseph E Denham
Inducted From: Kentucky
Rank: Private First Class
Combat Organization: 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment
Death Date: 12 Aug 1944
Monument: Fort William Mckinley, Manila, the Philippines
Last Known Status: Buried
U.S. Awards: Purple Heart Medal
Silver Star Medal
Additional Army Awards
U.S. Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939-1945
Name: Joseph E Denham
Gender: Male
Race: White
Religion: Protestant
Cemetery Name: Fort McKinley, (Permanent Cemetery), Manila, Philippine Islands
Grave Number: a 6 110
Disposition: According to next of kin
Service Branch: Army
Rank: Private First Class
Service Number: 35102166
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Kentucky, Birth Index, 1911-1999
Name: Joseph E Denham
Date of Birth: 14 Aug 1919
County: Barren
Mother's Name: Minnie Renaeu
Volume Number: 69
Certificate Number: 34006
Volume Year: 1919
Home in 1920: Temple Hill, Barren, Kentucky
Emry C Denham 46 head
Minnie E Denham 38 wife
Fay V Denham 14 son
Ninna L Denham 11 dau
Joseph Erl S Denham 0 [2/12] son
Willie C Hunt 18 stepson
Luther T Hunt 13 stepson
Leonard P Hunt 11 stepson
Eva I Hunt 8 stepdau
Ramond L Hunt 6 stepson
Home in 1940: Barren, Kentucky
Emery Denham 66
Minnie Denham 58
Earl Denham 20
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PFC Joseph Denham died at 'The Battle of Noemfoor' on Noemfoor Island near New Guinea.
Numfor (also Numfoor, Noemfoor, Noemfoer) is one of the Schouten Islands (also known as the Biak Islands) in Papua province, Western New Guinea, northeastern Indonesia.
**********************************
Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Denham, of near Eighty Eight, were notified that their son, Pfc. Earl Denham, 25, was killed in action August 12. They had recently received a letter from him stating that he had been transferred from New Guinea to a new base and that he was writing from a foxhole. He intimated in the letter that he might not survive conflict he was engaged in. The letter was written August 5th. Besides his parents he is survived by a sister, Mrs. Myrtle Elmore, of Eighty Eight; two half-sisters, Mrs. Eva Richardson, Eighty Eight, and Mrs. Lee Shipley, of Elbow Springs; five half brothers-Fay Denham, Eighty Eight, Luther and Raymond Hunt, of California, Wyckliffe Hunt, Iowa, and Leonard Hunt, Eighty Eight.
The Glasgow Times – Aug 31, 1944
Glasgow, Barren Co., KY.
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DENHAM, Joseph Earl, 25, Pfc., son of Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Denham, of Eighty Eight, Ky., killed Aug. 12, 1944 in action on Noemfoer Island near New Guinea in the Pacific. Denham was a member of the 503rd Paratroop Infantry.
The Glasgow Times Feb 28, 1946
Glasgow, Barren Co., KY.
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World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas
Name: Joseph E Denham
Inducted From: Kentucky
Rank: Private First Class
Combat Organization: 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment
Death Date: 12 Aug 1944
Monument: Fort William Mckinley, Manila, the Philippines
Last Known Status: Buried
U.S. Awards: Purple Heart Medal
Silver Star Medal
Additional Army Awards
U.S. Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939-1945
Name: Joseph E Denham
Gender: Male
Race: White
Religion: Protestant
Cemetery Name: Fort McKinley, (Permanent Cemetery), Manila, Philippine Islands
Grave Number: a 6 110
Disposition: According to next of kin
Service Branch: Army
Rank: Private First Class
Service Number: 35102166
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Kentucky, Birth Index, 1911-1999
Name: Joseph E Denham
Date of Birth: 14 Aug 1919
County: Barren
Mother's Name: Minnie Renaeu
Volume Number: 69
Certificate Number: 34006
Volume Year: 1919
Home in 1920: Temple Hill, Barren, Kentucky
Emry C Denham 46 head
Minnie E Denham 38 wife
Fay V Denham 14 son
Ninna L Denham 11 dau
Joseph Erl S Denham 0 [2/12] son
Willie C Hunt 18 stepson
Luther T Hunt 13 stepson
Leonard P Hunt 11 stepson
Eva I Hunt 8 stepdau
Ramond L Hunt 6 stepson
Home in 1940: Barren, Kentucky
Emery Denham 66
Minnie Denham 58
Earl Denham 20
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