Woodbury County

Pfc. Joseph E. Haried

 

 

 

MEN AND WOMEN IN SERVICE.

Private First Class Joseph E. Haried has arrived overseas in the Pacific area, according to word received by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Emil Haried, 2718 Nebraska street.

Source:  The Sioux City Journal, February 5, 1944

TRINITY HIGH GRADUATE DECORATED


Pfc. Joseph E. Haried (right), son of Mr. and Mrs. E. Haried, 2718 Nebraska street, has received the purple heart for injuries suffered on Saipan in June. He was one of the heroic first battalion of Marines who survived the battle in which the 1,554-foot peak Mount Tapotchan, was taken. Only 200 men of the battalion were left. He has recovered from his wounds and returned to his group. He was graduated from Trinity high school in June, 1943, and entered the service the next month.

Source: The Sioux City Journal, February 1, 1945 (photo included)

Joseph Emil Haried was born June 13, 1925 to Emil and Agnes Gibbons Haried. He died May 15, 1945 and is buried in Calvary Cemetery, Sioux City, IA.

Pvt. Haried served in World War II with the U.S. Marine Corps and participated in combat operations until KIA.

Source: ancestry.com