Memorial site with family links here.
Cenotaph linked here.
SGT United States Marine Corps stationed on the USS Arizona. Died in the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Joseph Baraga, 26, son of Mr. & Mrs. Karl Baraga, residing on a farm about 2 miles out of Channing, has been reported "missing in action. " He has been a lifelong resident of that area. He last visited home about 6 months ago.
He has been a member of the U.S. Marine Corps for the last 3 years & was at last reports on active duty with a ship of the Pacific Fleet.
Beside his parents, a brother Louis & a sister, Leona are at home. Other sisters are: Mrs. Marie Cavall, Mrs. Sophie George, Mrs. Ann Morin, Mrs. Alice Abbott & Viola.
(Thursday, December 18, 1942, The Daily News, Iron Mountain, Dickinson, Michigan.) The complete article can be found in the above newspaper at the Dickinson County Library, Iron Mountain, Michigan.
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Joseph Baraga lost his life in the Philippines in 1942. (Dickinson County, Michigan Department of Veterans Affairs.)
SGT. BARAGA AWARDED PURPLE HEART
The late Sgt. Joseph Baraga, killed when the japs made their sneak attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941, has been posthumously awarded the Purple Heart along with other citations for is service in the United States Marines.
(July 27, 1943, Iron Mountain Press newspaper, Dickinson, Michigan.) The complete article can be found in the above newspaper at the Dickinson County Library, Iron Mountain, Michigan.
(Courtesy of: klh)
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Per contributor TJ Cooper: Joseph Baraga was a Sergeant in the US Marine Corps stationed on board the USS Arizona. He was killed in action on board the Arizona when Pearl Harbor was attacked December 7, 1941. His remains were never recovered and he remains on board the Arizona.
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Joseph Baraga was born Oct. 31, 1915, near the village of Channing in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
His mother, Josephine Laurich Baraga, was a homemaker and his father, Karl Baraga, a farmer. Both parents immigrated from Austria in the early 1900s. The family included nine children.
The son helped on the farm until he enlisted in the Marines on Jan. 3, 1939.
Mr. Baraga was a gunnery sergeant on the U.S.S. Arizona when he was killed in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941.
There's a cenotaph for Mr. Baraga at the Channing Cemetery, where his parents are buried.
Sources: The Daily News of Iron Mountain, Michigan; the Wisconsin State Journal of Madison; cenotaph; Census; Marine enlistment photo. This profile was researched and written on behalf of the U.S.S. Arizona Mall Memorial at the University of Arizona.
Contributor: USS Arizona Mall Memorial at the University of Ari (50022871)
Cenotaph linked here.
SGT United States Marine Corps stationed on the USS Arizona. Died in the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Joseph Baraga, 26, son of Mr. & Mrs. Karl Baraga, residing on a farm about 2 miles out of Channing, has been reported "missing in action. " He has been a lifelong resident of that area. He last visited home about 6 months ago.
He has been a member of the U.S. Marine Corps for the last 3 years & was at last reports on active duty with a ship of the Pacific Fleet.
Beside his parents, a brother Louis & a sister, Leona are at home. Other sisters are: Mrs. Marie Cavall, Mrs. Sophie George, Mrs. Ann Morin, Mrs. Alice Abbott & Viola.
(Thursday, December 18, 1942, The Daily News, Iron Mountain, Dickinson, Michigan.) The complete article can be found in the above newspaper at the Dickinson County Library, Iron Mountain, Michigan.
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Joseph Baraga lost his life in the Philippines in 1942. (Dickinson County, Michigan Department of Veterans Affairs.)
SGT. BARAGA AWARDED PURPLE HEART
The late Sgt. Joseph Baraga, killed when the japs made their sneak attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941, has been posthumously awarded the Purple Heart along with other citations for is service in the United States Marines.
(July 27, 1943, Iron Mountain Press newspaper, Dickinson, Michigan.) The complete article can be found in the above newspaper at the Dickinson County Library, Iron Mountain, Michigan.
(Courtesy of: klh)
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Per contributor TJ Cooper: Joseph Baraga was a Sergeant in the US Marine Corps stationed on board the USS Arizona. He was killed in action on board the Arizona when Pearl Harbor was attacked December 7, 1941. His remains were never recovered and he remains on board the Arizona.
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Joseph Baraga was born Oct. 31, 1915, near the village of Channing in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
His mother, Josephine Laurich Baraga, was a homemaker and his father, Karl Baraga, a farmer. Both parents immigrated from Austria in the early 1900s. The family included nine children.
The son helped on the farm until he enlisted in the Marines on Jan. 3, 1939.
Mr. Baraga was a gunnery sergeant on the U.S.S. Arizona when he was killed in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941.
There's a cenotaph for Mr. Baraga at the Channing Cemetery, where his parents are buried.
Sources: The Daily News of Iron Mountain, Michigan; the Wisconsin State Journal of Madison; cenotaph; Census; Marine enlistment photo. This profile was researched and written on behalf of the U.S.S. Arizona Mall Memorial at the University of Arizona.
Contributor: USS Arizona Mall Memorial at the University of Ari (50022871)
Memorial site with family links here.
Cenotaph linked here.
SGT United States Marine Corps stationed on the USS Arizona. Died in the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Joseph Baraga, 26, son of Mr. & Mrs. Karl Baraga, residing on a farm about 2 miles out of Channing, has been reported "missing in action. " He has been a lifelong resident of that area. He last visited home about 6 months ago.
He has been a member of the U.S. Marine Corps for the last 3 years & was at last reports on active duty with a ship of the Pacific Fleet.
Beside his parents, a brother Louis & a sister, Leona are at home. Other sisters are: Mrs. Marie Cavall, Mrs. Sophie George, Mrs. Ann Morin, Mrs. Alice Abbott & Viola.
(Thursday, December 18, 1942, The Daily News, Iron Mountain, Dickinson, Michigan.) The complete article can be found in the above newspaper at the Dickinson County Library, Iron Mountain, Michigan.
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Joseph Baraga lost his life in the Philippines in 1942. (Dickinson County, Michigan Department of Veterans Affairs.)
SGT. BARAGA AWARDED PURPLE HEART
The late Sgt. Joseph Baraga, killed when the japs made their sneak attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941, has been posthumously awarded the Purple Heart along with other citations for is service in the United States Marines.
(July 27, 1943, Iron Mountain Press newspaper, Dickinson, Michigan.) The complete article can be found in the above newspaper at the Dickinson County Library, Iron Mountain, Michigan.
(Courtesy of: klh)
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Per contributor TJ Cooper: Joseph Baraga was a Sergeant in the US Marine Corps stationed on board the USS Arizona. He was killed in action on board the Arizona when Pearl Harbor was attacked December 7, 1941. His remains were never recovered and he remains on board the Arizona.
***
Joseph Baraga was born Oct. 31, 1915, near the village of Channing in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
His mother, Josephine Laurich Baraga, was a homemaker and his father, Karl Baraga, a farmer. Both parents immigrated from Austria in the early 1900s. The family included nine children.
The son helped on the farm until he enlisted in the Marines on Jan. 3, 1939.
Mr. Baraga was a gunnery sergeant on the U.S.S. Arizona when he was killed in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941.
There's a cenotaph for Mr. Baraga at the Channing Cemetery, where his parents are buried.
Sources: The Daily News of Iron Mountain, Michigan; the Wisconsin State Journal of Madison; cenotaph; Census; Marine enlistment photo. This profile was researched and written on behalf of the U.S.S. Arizona Mall Memorial at the University of Arizona.
Contributor: USS Arizona Mall Memorial at the University of Ari (50022871)
Cenotaph linked here.
SGT United States Marine Corps stationed on the USS Arizona. Died in the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Joseph Baraga, 26, son of Mr. & Mrs. Karl Baraga, residing on a farm about 2 miles out of Channing, has been reported "missing in action. " He has been a lifelong resident of that area. He last visited home about 6 months ago.
He has been a member of the U.S. Marine Corps for the last 3 years & was at last reports on active duty with a ship of the Pacific Fleet.
Beside his parents, a brother Louis & a sister, Leona are at home. Other sisters are: Mrs. Marie Cavall, Mrs. Sophie George, Mrs. Ann Morin, Mrs. Alice Abbott & Viola.
(Thursday, December 18, 1942, The Daily News, Iron Mountain, Dickinson, Michigan.) The complete article can be found in the above newspaper at the Dickinson County Library, Iron Mountain, Michigan.
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Joseph Baraga lost his life in the Philippines in 1942. (Dickinson County, Michigan Department of Veterans Affairs.)
SGT. BARAGA AWARDED PURPLE HEART
The late Sgt. Joseph Baraga, killed when the japs made their sneak attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941, has been posthumously awarded the Purple Heart along with other citations for is service in the United States Marines.
(July 27, 1943, Iron Mountain Press newspaper, Dickinson, Michigan.) The complete article can be found in the above newspaper at the Dickinson County Library, Iron Mountain, Michigan.
(Courtesy of: klh)
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Per contributor TJ Cooper: Joseph Baraga was a Sergeant in the US Marine Corps stationed on board the USS Arizona. He was killed in action on board the Arizona when Pearl Harbor was attacked December 7, 1941. His remains were never recovered and he remains on board the Arizona.
***
Joseph Baraga was born Oct. 31, 1915, near the village of Channing in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
His mother, Josephine Laurich Baraga, was a homemaker and his father, Karl Baraga, a farmer. Both parents immigrated from Austria in the early 1900s. The family included nine children.
The son helped on the farm until he enlisted in the Marines on Jan. 3, 1939.
Mr. Baraga was a gunnery sergeant on the U.S.S. Arizona when he was killed in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941.
There's a cenotaph for Mr. Baraga at the Channing Cemetery, where his parents are buried.
Sources: The Daily News of Iron Mountain, Michigan; the Wisconsin State Journal of Madison; cenotaph; Census; Marine enlistment photo. This profile was researched and written on behalf of the U.S.S. Arizona Mall Memorial at the University of Arizona.
Contributor: USS Arizona Mall Memorial at the University of Ari (50022871)
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