Corp. Andrew Joslin 1918-1945

JOSLIN, JOHNSON

Posted By: Sharon Elijah (email)
Date: 6/2/2021 at 06:36:26

3 May 1945 - The Anamosa Journal

Mrs. Mary Joslin, Forest, received a telegram from the war department last week informing her that her son, Corp. Andrew D. Joslin, 26, died April 4 of wounds received in action against the Germans. Corp. Joslin, who fought with the First Army, had received the Bronze Star medal for meritorious action.

He entered military service April 23, 1941, at Tipton, and was trained for three years at Camp Claiborne, La. He left the United States in December, 1943, and landed in England. He served in France, and took part in the battle of Luxembourg. He went into Germany with the 634th Tank Destroyer battalion of the First Army. He had been in combat since July, 1944.

Andrew, son of Cash and Mary Joslin, was born on a farm near Anamosa Sept. 22, 1918. Before enlisting in the service he was employed by the Nicoll Hatchery, Mechanicsville, as a truck driver.

Surviving, besides his mother, are a sister, Mrs. Lee Johnson, Mechanicsville, and four brothers, Cyrus, Mechanicsville, Gerald and Wayne at home, and Sergt. Verne C., with the 194th Glider Infantry unit in Germany.

His father died in 1931.