SCHEPIS Joseph V - 60 IR 9 ID

Joseph V SCHEPIS

NUMBER OF SERVICE

32001305

AGE

26 yo

DATE OF BIRTH

1918

ETAT

Bronx County NEW YORK

FAMILY

Parent :Rosario & Sadie SHEPIS

Sister: Flora

RANK

Sergeant

FONCTION

Infantry

JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT

Masons & tilers

DATE of ENLISTEMENT

10 january 1941

COMPANY

Company G

REGIMENT

60^th Infantry Regiment

DIVISION

9^th Infantry Division

DATE OF DEATH

15 july 1944

STATUS

KIA

PLACE OF DEATH

CEMETERY

NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville

GRAVE

Plot	Row	Grave
F	20	24

DECORATION

Purple Heart

STORY

Photo Fdlm

Joseph v SCHEPIS avec casque et Paul E. Alexander (l'oncle de Monty McDaniel)

9^th INFANTRY DIVISION
Les hommes de la 9^e Division d'infanterie se réunissent pour une séance d'information par le général Manton S. Eddy
9^th INFANTRY DIVISION COMPOSITION
INFANTRY REGIMENTS
39^th Infantry Regiment Devise: “D’une Vaillance Admirable” (with a Military courage worthy of admiration)	“The Fighting Falcons”
47^th Infantry Regiment Devise: “Ex Virtute Honos” (Honor Comes From Virtue)	“The Raiders”
60^th Infantry Regiment Devise: “To the Utmost Extent of Our Power“	“The Go-Devils”
FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALIONS
26^th Field Artillery Battalion	105mm Howitzer
34^th Field Artillery Battalion	155mm Howitzer
60^th Field Artillery Battalion	105mm Howitzer
84^th Field Artillery Battalion	105mm Howitzer
AUTRE UNITE:
	ATTACHEE
Headquarters Company	899^th Tank Battalion
709^th Ordnance Light Maintenance Company	376^th AAA (AW) Battalion
9^th Quartermaster Company	746^th Tank Battalion
9^th Medical Battalion
9^th Reconnaissance Troop (Mechanized)
9^th Division Music Band
9^th Signal Company
9^th Military Police
15^th Engineer Combat Battalion