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Joseph W Throckmorton

PFC in 603rd Engineer Camouflage Bn : HQ & Service Co

Military occupational specialty: 50 (carpenter, general)

ASN#35233259

Born 1925 in WV

County of residence at enlistment: Stark County, OH
United States Army, European Theatre of Operations
Occupation before the war: semiskilled chauffeurs and drivers, bus, taxi, truck, and tractor
Notes: "Throcky"
Source: Photo of Headquarters Company at Montcuit, in Nussenbaum scrapbook; Bahnhof flag signature; Unit Shipment 10143-B, 23d HQ, from le Havre 23 June 1945; HQ & Service Company List of Men and Jobs; militaryyearbookproject.org/references/old-mos-codes/wwii-era/army...

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