Joseph L. Kessler

Headquarters Company 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

4th Infantry Division

DOW 06/27/1944

Joseph Louis Kessler was born in LeRoy Township, Lake County, Ohio on September 7, 1921.

Prior to entering military service he was employed by the Nickel Plate Foundry
in Cleveland, Ohio.

He was drafted into the Army on September 24, 1942 at Cleveland, Ohio. His home of residence was listed as
Mentor, Lake County, Ohio. He had completed grammar school and was single with no dependents.
His religion was listed as Catholic.

He was with Headquarters Company 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry at least by December 1943, as he was awarded the
Good Conduct Medal in Headquarters 22nd Infantry General Orders No. 14, dated December 31, 1943 at
Fort Jackson, South Carolina.

Technician 5th Grade Kessler died on June 27, 1944, of wounds received in action in France.

He was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge in Headquarters 22nd Infantry
General Orders No. 7 dated September 28, 1944.

Decorations of Joseph L. Kessler

Joseph L. Kessler was buried in the temporary U.S. Military Cemetery
Sainte Mere-Eglise #2 at Carentan, France in Block D Row 6 Grave 119 and was moved to the permanent
cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer, in the 1947-1949 time frame, when the temporary cemeteries were shut down.

Burial:
Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial
Colleville-sur-Mer
Departement du Calvados
Basse-Normandie, France
Plot C Row 28 Grave 40

Grave marker for Joseph L. Kessler

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