Pfc Joseph Henry Sorrell

Joseph Henry Sorrell was born on 03 Jun 1920 in Bath, Kentucky, USA as the sixth child of Leander Sorrell and Iona Jane McClain. He had twelve siblings, namely: Dorothy, Clarence, Charles Otto, Katherine, Mary Frances, Thomas Edgar, Raleigh Lee, William Arthur, Iva Belle, Oakie, Ashley, and Lela. He died on 17 Feb 1945.

Joseph died during the U.S. Army's efforts to secure the Bataan Peninsula from the Japanese. He probably died from sniper fire during the fighting from Mariveles, Bataan along the east coast road to Pilar.

Joseph Henry Sorrell was buried in Manila, Philippines (Manila American Cemetery and Memorial (aka Fort William McKinley Cemetery)). He was counted in the census on 18 Apr 1930 in Montgomery, Kentucky, USA. He served in the military on 18 Nov 1942 in Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA (Enlisted WWII). Note: Entered the service from Kentucky.