Pvt. Joseph Sarny
Born: 1922 – Chicago, Illinois
Parents: Rocco Sarny & Amelia Granato-Sarny
Siblings: 1 sister, 2 brothers
Home:
– 421 West Madison Street, Maywood, Illinois
Education:
– Emerson School
– Proviso Township High School
– Class of 1939
– left after junior year
– the family moved to Los Angeles, California
– resided at: 430 East Avenue 28 – Los Angeles, California
Occupation: Harry Seeley’s Auto Service – Los Angeles, California – auto mechanic
Selective Service Registration: 16 October 1940
Contact Person: Amelia Sarny – mother
Enlisted:
– 11 May 1944 – Fort McArthur, California
– U.S. Army
Serial Number: 39585613
Training:
– Unknown
Unit: 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division
Deployment:
– joined the unit in France as a replacement
Engagements:
– Battle of Germany
Killed in Action:
– 3 December 1944
– Hutenwald, Germany
Officially listed as dead:
– 26 February 1945
Buried:
– Henri-Chappelle American Cemetery -Henri-Chappelle, Belgium
– Plot: G Row: 1 Grave: 60
Medals:
– Purple Heart
