Joe K. Elkins
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KIA 13 April, 1945 at Zeitz, Germany
source: https://www.awon.org/awelkins.html
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The Courier-Journal
(Louisville, Kentucky)
20 Sep 1945, Thu • Page 9
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Joe K. Elkins
Service #
Private First Class, U.S. Army
25th Engineer Battalion, 6th Armored Division
Entered Service From:
Date of Death; April 13, 1945
Buried: Magnolia Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Magnolia, Larue County
Kentucky, USA
Awards: Purple Heart, Silver Star