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Joe P. Locke

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NAME:
Joe Preston Locke
NICKNAME:
SERVICE NUMBER:
499635
HOME OF RECORD:
Alexander City, AL
NEXT OF KIN:
Mother, Mrs. Leila M Locke
DATE OF BIRTH:
6/28/1925
SERVICE DATES:
5/15/1943 – 11/3/1945
DATE OF DEATH:
1/15/1990
CAMPAIGN UNIT MOS RATE RESULT
Roi-Namur A/1/24 745 PFC
Saipan A/1/24 746 PFC
Tinian A/1/24 746 PFC WIA
Iwo Jima A/1/24 746 PFC WIA
INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS:
Purple Heart with Gold Star
LAST KNOWN RANK:
Private First Class

Biography coming soon.

Joe Locke was hit during a banzai charge on Tinian. War Diary, USS Heywood.
Joe Locke was hit during a banzai charge on Tinian. War Diary, USS Heywood.

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