Hardy, Joseph Maurice

1921 - 1999  (78 years)

• Name	Hardy, Joseph Maurice
  Birth	1921	Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census		1940 Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 11b 1940 United States Federal Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-20), image 23, page 11b
  Reference Number	HARD.J007
  Military Service	World War II, United States Army  [2]
  	Landed at Omaha Beach, D-Day plus 6. Was wounded in action on drive to St. Lo on July 3, was hit by shrapnel while warning his squad. Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=349140
  		Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
  		United States Army
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		World War II Honoree, Hardy, Joseph M.
  		Flag of the United States, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959, a…
  		Military Service Ribbons, Joseph Maurice Hardy (1921-1999) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
  Death	1999
  Person ID	I26830	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Payne - Williams George William Payne and Susan A. Williams Descendants
  Last Modified	28 Apr 2023

  
  

  Father	Hardy, George Franklin,   b. 9 Jul 1893, Clay County, Illinois d. 1 Dec 1961 (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Proctor, Jessie Fern,   b. 27 Nov 1893, Arkansas d. 31 May 1960, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1, 3]
  Family ID	F11542	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1921 - Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S2949] http://www.findagrave.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-20), image 23, page 11b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00480?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 2). [S7588] https://www.wwiimemorial.com/, World War II Honoree, Joseph M. Hardy, (https://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=349140) (Reliability: 2). [S9443] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Hardy, Jessie F. and George F., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34580489/george-f.-hardy), none. (Reliability: 2).