Josiah A Hogue (35933780)
| Name | Hogue, Josiah A |
| Rank | Staff Sergeant |
| Army Serial # | 35933780 |
| State | Ohio |
| Date of death | 1944-08-23 |
| Plot, Row, Grave | G, 16, 10 |
| Cemetery | Brittany American Cemetery, St. James, France , Google Maps |
| Unit | 330th Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division |
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| Erwin Derhaag pointed me to a newspaper. From this article partially qouted: Memorial services for S/Sgt. Josiah Alonzo Hogue, aged 33, of 1805 McGuffey Road , killed in action Aug. 23 in France, will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the fa miliy residence. Rev. E.W. Bloomquist, pastor of the First Baptist Temple will b e in charge. Sergeant Hogue went into the armed forces Nov. 5, 1943, and oversea s June 15, 1944. He leaves his wife, the former Genevieve Mason, a daughter, Son dra Darlene, his parents, John S. and Maude Russel Hogue; three sisters, Grave a nd Sarah Jane Hogue of Youngstown and Mrs. Lora Wright, Quarkertown, Pa, and a b rother Pvt. Ercell Hogue, Aleutian Islands. He was a graduate of East High Schoo l and employed by the Republic Steel Corporation prior to his induction. The fam ily will meet friends at the residence Sunday afternoon. The article can be seen below. |
| Morning reports | |||||
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| 1944-07-19 | PVT | Assigned and joined from 41st Replacement Battalion as of July 19, 1944 | L / 330 | view page | |
| 1944-08-01 | PVT | Promoted to Staff Sergeant as of July 28, 1944 | L / 330 | view page | |
| 1944-08-23 | SSGT | Killed in action on August 23, 1944 | L / 330 | view page | |
| General Orders | |||||
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| GO # | Rank | Award | Page | ||
| 330 / 1944 / #8 | SSGT |
Combat Infantry Badge awarded for exemplary conduct in action against the enemy. |
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| 83 / 1944 / #38 | SSGT |
Bronze Star Medal awarded posthumously for heroic achievement. |
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| Various documents | |||||
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| Description | Page | ||||
| Listed in 330th Infantry Regiment Casualties and Awards: Bronze Star Medal for Heroic Achievement (posthumously) in General Order 38 as a Staff Sergeant in L/330 | 86 | ||||
| Listed in 330th Infantry Regiment Casualties and Awards as killed in action as a Staff Sergeant in 330. | 5 | ||||
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