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World War II
PVT Joe Allen Sexton

34th Infantry Regiment   24th Infantry Division
KIA on Luzon, Philippines

Service Number: 38687910


Joe A Sexton
Sherman High School Photo

30 Oct 1919- 4 Feb 1945
He enlisted  30 May 1944 at Camp Wolters (Mineral Wells)
1930 Census he lived in Sherman
He was 10 yrs old and his parents John F and Dora L Brockman Sexton,
Children; John F, Dorothy and Joe.
1940 he was still at home with his parents at age 20.
He married Lera Pauline Vandagriff
1 Jan 1941 in Collin Co.

The story of his unit

Fort Worth - Star Telegram
14 Mar 1945



Fort Worth - Star Telegram
28 Jul 1945


His medical card for Feb 1945 (brief medics records made on the battlefield usually.))
Says; Not in medical installation prior to death.
Diagnosis: wounds, lacerated with no nerve or artery involvement; location: Foot, generally, location, shoulder;
Causative Agent: Artillery shell, fragments, afoot or unspecified:
Diagnosis: wounds, lacerated with no nerve or artery involvement.

Type of injury
Battle casualty: Injury type 2: All battle casualties and all battle injuries not intentionally inflicted by self or
another person.

His WWII Registration Card


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