Abele, Joseph Romanus

Name and Rank, First Lieutenant Joseph Romanus Abele.

Unit/Placed in, 26th Infantry Regiment ”Blue Spaders”, 1th Infantry Division ”Big Red One”.

Joseph was born on Aug, 16, 1912 in Johnstown, Cambria County, Pennsylvania.

Father, Romanus Abele.

Mother, Mary B. (Marshall) Abele.

Sisters, Ellen E., Margaret M., Emma T. and Julia D. Abele.

Brothers, William J., Dennis F., Paul R. and Roman Abele.

Joseph entered the service from Wilkes Barracks, Pennsylvania in June 18, 1942 with service number # O1309192.

Joseph R. Abele was a First Lieutenant (3^e Battalion, L-Comp) in the 26th Infantry Regiment.

Joseph was KIA in Braunlage, Germany, on April 19, 1945, and he is honored with an Silver Star Medal, Purple Heart, Good Combat Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, European African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

Joseph is buried at Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial, Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands.

He has a Memorialgrave at Grandview Cemetery, Johnstown, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Thanks to http://www.bluespader.org/

Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com ww2-europe.com

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker

Seabees History Bob Smith https://seabeehf.org/

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano

Navy Seal Memorial, http://www.navysealmemorials.com