Doniphan-Atchison County KS Archives Obituaries.....Libel, Joseph H. August 13, 1944
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Atchison Globe  April 25 1945
NEWSPAPER
Atchison Daily Globe. Atchison, Atchison County, Kansas. Wednesday, April 25, 
1945. Page 1.

Joseph Libel Loses Life On Western Front

  Pvt. Joseph Libel, 27, who was reported missing in action since August 13 was 
killed in action, according to word received yesterday by his wife, Mrs. Betty 
Lou Libel, of Severance. Wounded in action August 8, 1944, in France, he was 
awarded the Purple Heart which he sent home to his wife.
  Pvt. Libel is the son of the late Joseph Libel and his mother, Mrs. Theresa 
Libel, lives west of Severance. Joseph is a graduate of the Severance high 
school and before entering the service in 1943 was employed in a defense plant 
in Wichita. His wife and son, Johnny Joe, live with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. 
Harry Cairo, Severance.  
  He is survived by his wife and son, his mother, by two brothers, Francis 
Libel, Severance, and Cpl;. John P. Libel with the armed forces in Germany and 
by one sister, Mrs. Roy Simpson, Severance.

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Additional Comments:
Reburied: Saint Benedicts Cemetery, Doniphan County, Kansas.

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