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SSgt George E Joyal

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SSgt George E Joyal Veteran

Birth
Saint-David-d'Yamaska, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada
Death
15 Jan 1945 (aged 24)
Bütgenbach, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium
Burial
Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium Add to Map
Plot
F - Row 11 - Grave 36
Memorial ID
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Army Service Number: 31257778
Unit: 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Rank: Staff Sergeant U.S. Army
Entered Service From Massachusetts.
Silver Star, Bronze Star, Purple Heart.
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Husband of Constance Joyal.

George served as a Staff Sergeant, 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, U.S. Army during World War II.

He resided in Worcester County, Massachusetts prior to the war.

He enlisted in the Army on December 12, 1942 at Fort Devens, Massachusetts. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in warehousing and also as Married.

George was "Killed In Action" in the Battle Of The Bulge, Belgium during the war.

He was awarded the "Silver Star", Bronze Star and the Purple Heart.

Service # 31257778

His brother, Pvt Adelard Joyal, was also Killed during the war and they are interred next to each other.

Bio by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett

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Army Service Number: 31257778
Unit: 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Rank: Staff Sergeant U.S. Army
Entered Service From Massachusetts.
Silver Star, Bronze Star, Purple Heart.
-----------------------------------------------------
Husband of Constance Joyal.

George served as a Staff Sergeant, 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, U.S. Army during World War II.

He resided in Worcester County, Massachusetts prior to the war.

He enlisted in the Army on December 12, 1942 at Fort Devens, Massachusetts. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in warehousing and also as Married.

George was "Killed In Action" in the Battle Of The Bulge, Belgium during the war.

He was awarded the "Silver Star", Bronze Star and the Purple Heart.

Service # 31257778

His brother, Pvt Adelard Joyal, was also Killed during the war and they are interred next to each other.

Bio by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett

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Inscription

SSGT 18th INFANTRY REGT 1st DIVISION MASSACHUSETTS



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  • Maintained by: WWII History Fan
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 6, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56282504/george_e-joyal: accessed ), memorial page for SSgt George E Joyal (13 Jul 1920–15 Jan 1945), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56282504, citing Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial, Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium; Maintained by WWII History Fan (contributor 48178484).