Records for Joseph Sayer (33368651) - 83rd Infantry Division Documents

Name	Sayer, Joseph
Rank	Sergeant
Army Serial #	33368651
State	Pennsylvania
Date of death	1945-03-08
Plot, Row, Grave	P, 21, 2
Cemetery	Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands , Google Maps
Unit	331st Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division
Awards

Additional information
Erwin Derhaag pointed me to a newspaper article from the Reading Eagle from 6 april 1945. From this article partially qouted: Sergt. Joseph Sayer, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Sayer, Kutztown Rd 3, was killed in action in Europe, according to the Office of War Information. He entered the service in October 1942, and for a time was stationed at Camp Breckenridge, Ky The article can be seen below.

Morning reports
1944-10-05	PVT	Promoted to Sergeant, duty changed to Squad Leader (653) as of October 1, 1944		G / 331	view page
1945-01-10	SGT	Non battle casualty and transferred to 102nd Evacuation Hospital on January 9, 1945	653	G / 331	view page
1945-01-26	SGT	Assigned and joined from 102nd Evacuation Hospital as of January 26, 1945	653	G / 331	view page
1945-03-05	SGT	Severely wounded in action and transferred to 53rd Evacuation Hospital on March 3, 1945	653	G / 331	view page
1945-03-12	SGT	Died of wounds on March 8, 1945	653	G / 331	view page

General Orders
GO #	Rank	Award	Page
331 / 1944 / #9	PVT	Combat Infantry Badge awarded for exemplary conduct in action against the enemy in France.	view page
331 / 1944 / #9	PVT	Combat Infantry Badge awarded for exemplary conduct in action against the enemy in France.	view page
331 / 1944 / #18	SGT	Good Conduct Medal awarded for exemplary behavior, efficiency, and fidelity.	view page