JOYNER Oscar Lorenzo Jr
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ARMY SERIAL NUMBER | O-387689 | |||||||||||||||||
AGE | 25 yo | |||||||||||||||||
DATE OF BIRTH | 8 January 1919 | |||||||||||||||||
STATE | Kernersville NORTH CAROLINA | |||||||||||||||||
FAMILY | Single Parent: Oscar Lorenzo & Lucile Stafford JOYNER | |||||||||||||||||
RELIGION | Protestant | |||||||||||||||||
RANK | Captaine | |||||||||||||||||
FONCTION | Battalion Commander | |||||||||||||||||
JOB before ENLISTEMENT | -- | |||||||||||||||||
DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 20 February 1942 | |||||||||||||||||
COMPANY | Headquarters | |||||||||||||||||
BATTALION | 1st Battalion | |||||||||||||||||
REGIMENT | 22ndInfantry Regiment | |||||||||||||||||
DIVISION | 4thInfantry Division "Ivy Division" | |||||||||||||||||
DATE OF DEATH | 22 June 1944 | |||||||||||||||||
STATUS | KIA (Schrapnel Head and back) | |||||||||||||||||
PLACE OF DEATH | -- | |||||||||||||||||
TEMPORARY CEMETERY |
TEMPORARY CEMETERY from Ste MERE EGLISE N°2 - N°3586 | |||||||||||||||||
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CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY | |||||||||||||||||
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VIDEO | Captain Oscar JOYNER Jr was awarded the Legion of Honor here's the video: Youtube | |||||||||||||||||
HISTOIRE | ||||||||||||||||||
It crosses the Atlantic in January 1944 to continue his training in Devon (UK) to be ready for the landing. On the eve of June 6, 1944, the 4th Infantry Division has 18,000 men.
On June 7, the process continues. Part of the division made its junction with the 82nd Airborne Division at Ste Mère Eglise while the other goes north towards St Marcouf batteries. On June 18, the division involved with the VII Corps (of which it is the right wing) on the offensive to Cherbourg |
Message from a son of VeteranFor D-Day’s 70th Anniversary I thought I’d share with you a poem written by my father, William Joyner, entitled “For Freedom’s Sake.” He wrote this in the Summer of 1944 as a 19 year old infantryman in training at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina, USA. His older brother, Capt. Oscar Joyner, had gone in at D-Day, but was killed in the hedgerows June 22, 1944. He knew that he himself would be following in a few weeks’ time. He subsequently went into France in September, 1944 and earned two Bronze Stars for valor in combat in France and Germany, came home still not old enough to vote and married the girl next door. Commemorating D-Day and honoring my father William Joyner, my uncle Captain Oscar Joyner, and all who served then and all who serve now. Best regards, Matt Joyner | |
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For freedom's sakeThe norman waves roll in tonight They walked the path where courage led Can we who live love freedom less William Joyner |
Family Oscar JOYNER |
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Oscar & Marian (his sister, Christmas 1943) |
Football Team Oscar |
INFORMATION SOURCE | Livre: 21st Army Group (HEIMDAL) - Findagrave.com - 1-22infantry.org |
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PICTURE SOURCE | Matt JOYNER - Frédéric LAVERNHE - 1-22infantry.org |
PROGRAMMER | Frédéric & Renaud |