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PVT Joseph Veenstra Jr. Veteran

Birth: 3 Mar 1924
Lansing, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Death: 6 Jun 1944 (aged 20)
Vierville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France
Burial: Homewood Memorial Gardens

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Memorial ID: 106461073 View Source

Pvt. Veenstra was killed in action during the D-Day invasion . He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart for his ultimate sacrifice for his country and our freedom.

Service ID: 36643243.

Pvt. Veenstra was killed in action during the D-Day invasion . He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart for his ultimate sacrifice for his country and our freedom.

Service ID: 36643243.

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