Joseph Earl Corder

Joseph E. Corder

Company B 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

4th Infantry Division

DOW 06/29/1944

Joseph Earl Corder was born in Dresden, Muskingum County, Ohio, on April 21, 1922.
His religion was listed as Catholic.

Prior to entering military service he was employed at the Bush Woolen Mill
in Dresden, Ohio.

His Army serial number indicates he was drafted into the Army.

He was awarded the Good Conduct Medal as a Private First Class in Company B,
in Headquarters 22nd Infantry General Orders No. 14 dated December 31, 1943
at Fort Jackson, South Carolina.

Private First Class Corder was wounded in action in France on June 10, 1944.
He died of his wounds on June 29, 1944.

He was awarded the Silver Star Medal
in General Orders: HQ, 4th Infantry Division, G.O. No. 52 (1944).

Joseph E. Corder was buried in the temporary U.S. Military Cemetery,
La Cambe Cemetery, Isigny, France and some time later his remains
were returned to the United States where he was
reinterred in Ohio.

Burial:
Dresden Cemetery
Dresden
Muskingum County
Ohio, USA

Grave monument for Joseph E. Corder

Photo by Debe Clark from the Find A Grave website

Top photo by Debe Clark from the Find A Grave website

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