Database 83rd Infantry Division

Joseph C Atwood (O-1318951)

Name Atwood, Joseph C
Rank First Lieutenant
Army Serial # O-1318951
State New York
Date of death 1944-07-28
Plot, Row, Grave E, 27, 22
Cemetery Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France , Google Maps
Role MOS 1542 Infantry Unit Commander
Unit F Company, 330th Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division
Awards Purple Heart
Additional information
First Lieutenant Atwood was a member of F Company. The morning report for July 16, 1944 on page 36 lists him joining the unit from the 48th Replacement Battalion on July 15, 1944 as a Platoon Leader. Page 56, for July 23, 1944, lists him severely wounded in action and transferred to the 34th Evacuation Hospital. The pages can be seen below.
Morning reports
1944-07-16 1LT Assigned and joined from 48th Replacement Battalion as of July 15, 1944 1542 F / 330 view page
1944-07-23 1LT Severely wounded in action and transferred to 34th Evacuation Hospital on July 23, 1944 F / 330 view page
1944-11-17 1LT Died of wounds on July 28, 1944 1542 F / 330 view page
Various documents
Description Page
Listed in 330th Infantry Regiment Casualties and Awards as killed in action as a First Lieutenant in 330. 1
Listed in 330th Infantry Regiment Casualties and Awards as wounded in action as a First Lieutenant in 330. 18