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First Lieutenant Joseph C Atwood

Name Joseph C Atwood
Rank First Lieutenant
Army Serial # O-1318951
State New York
Date of death 1944-07-28
Plot, Row, Grave E, 27, 22
Cemetery Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France, Google Maps
Role MOS 1542 Infantry Unit Commander
Unit F Company, 330th Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division
Awards Purple Heart
Remarks First Lieutenant Atwood was a member of F Company. The morning report for July 16, 1944 on page 36 lists him joining the unit from the 48th Replacement Battalion on July 15, 1944 as a Platoon Leader. Page 56, for July 23, 1944, lists him severely wounded in action and transferred to the 34th Evacuation Hospital. The pages can be seen below.
Documents - Morning report July 16, 1944, F Company, 330th IR, page 36
- Morning report July 23, 1944, F Company, 330th IR, page 56
Grave Soldier
Joseph C Atwood (O-1318951) Joseph C Atwood (O-1318951)


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