Family tree Vonk / Verheezen / Nuijtemans / van der Zande » Joseph Charles Jalkow (1925-1945)

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1. Levinson, Jalkow, E-mail to Coert Vonk, Levinson-Jalkow, 2010-01-10 Emails thread titled "more Schichmann .. maybe .. maybe not"

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2. USA, New York, Queens, "Burial", Joseph Charles Jalkow (14 Apr 1945)

   * Joseph Charles Jalkow, death 14-Apr-1945, age 19, burial Mt. Zion Cemetery / Monesterysk in Queens (NY)
   ** Inscription: Yosef Chaim ben Avraham
   ** Note: Killed in action

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3. USA, Massachusetts, Fort Devens, "Army Enlistment", Joseph C. Jalkow (18 Apr 1944)

   * Joseph C Jalkow, White, citizen, born in 1925 in NEW YORK, 2 years of college, single without dependents
   ** Enlistment: 18 Apr 1944 at Ft Devens, Massachusetts, United States
   ** Position: private, no branch assignment, selectees (Enlisted Men)

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4. Yearbook, Joseph Charles Jalkow (1941)

   born 06 Aug 1925

5. USA, Connecticut, Waterbury (New Haven), "Census", 1940 Family John and Rose Jalkaw, film 5461409 image 171

   * 1940 Census in Waterbury, New Haven (CT)
   ** Head; John Jalkaw, age 40, born in Russia, naturalized, pharmacist in retail drugs
   ** Wife: Rose Jalkaw, age 35, born in New York
   ** Son: Joseph C Jalkaw, age 14, born in New York
   ** Daughter: Winifred Jalkaw, age 9, born in New York

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6. Woodruff, John B., "85th Mountain Invantry Regiment", Pfc Joseph Jalkow

   * Into the Attach with the Third Battalion
   ** Snippett: During the attack on Hill 913, Pfc. JOSEPH JALKOW, a BAR-man in Company K, was hit by a sniper. Lt. FRANK SLIGHT, rifle platoon leader in Company K, exposed himself to the deadly sniper fire by going out and bringing Pfc. JALKOW back to a covered position. Lt. SLIGHT was killed shortly afterward while trying to locate the snipers who were picking off his men.

7. Levinson, Jalkow, E-mail to Coert Vonk, Levinson-Jalkow, Hyman Jalkow's family

   * Hyman Jalkow's family
   ** all went to "Palestine." None of his family came to this country.
   ** There was a sister, but she went to Israel. She visited Sylvia and Doris in NY/CT.
   * Hyman
   ** was born considerably before 1865 (more like 1845) as he died about 1949 at age 104, four years after his wife Fanny died in 1945/6 at age 75 or so.
   ** Doris' grandma Jalkow was about 25 years older than Grandpa Jalkow. Probably born about 1970.
   * Hyman and Fanny
   ** had 6 children
   *** of whom Boris was the oldest.
   *** the others were Louis, Johnny, Minnie (Berman), Sally (Lessinger) and Sophie (Reisman) who was the youngest.
   *** I am not sure they were all born in Odessa.
   *** Uncle Johnny had a pharmacy in Waterbury CT (His son Joseph Jalkow was killed in Italy in 1945 during WWII at age 18. He was in the 10th Mountain Division, I found a memorial to him written by a buddy in 2006 in their bulletin (see the bottom of page 11 in the attachment)
   ** By the way
   *** I only know that my parents were from Odessa. I didn't think Grandpa Jalkow was, just from some remark my mother once made. Sorry, I do see I wrote that. (Impliedly my mother's family had been there for some time.)
   *** I know Catherine the Great founded Odessa. Jews were allowed to live there as it was outside the Pale (See Wikipedia), so I guess they came). That's why you can only go back so far. Records are limited. Too much movement.
   *** There are still Jalkowsky's in Odessa as my sister had a colleague at her last job who was born in Odessa and whose pediatrician had been a Dr. Jalkowsky! And he said a younger Dr. Jalkowsky was a gastroenterologist. But it seemed too overwhelming/irrelevant to look him up when we were there. I felt too much time had passed.

8. Jewish soldiers and sailors from Waterbury Connecticut that gave their lives in WW II, Joseph C. Jalkow, born in 1925, entered the US Army on 18 Apr 1944, died on 15 Apr 1945

   * Jewish soldiers and sailors from Waterbury Connecticut that gave their lives in WW II. They are buried at the Hebrew Benefit Cemetery on Stillson Road, Waterbury, CT
   ** Jalkow - US Army PFC Joseph C. Jalkow, born in 1925
   *** entered the US Army on April 18, 1944. He was assigned to the 10th Mountain Division, 85th Mountain Infantry Regiment.
   *** On April 15, 1945 in an assault on Castle D'Aiano, Hill 913, Italy,
   **** Company I of the 85th Inf. had suffered so many casualties that Lt. Col. Shelor had Company K pass through to take Hill 913 from the southwest end. Lt. Keith J. Kvam, Company I weapons platoon leader, was killed instantly by a mine, which went off when he stepped on the release.
   **** Lt. John D. Mitchell, rifle platoon leader in Company I, was killed by a sniper's bullet while leading his platoon in the attack.
   **** Lt. Robert Dole, another Company I rifle platoon leader, was seriously wounded during the attack.
   **** The tanks, moving up to assist Company I, encountered difficulty when one struck a mine near Road Junction 771 (south of Famaticcia) and others were held up behind it.
   **** Pfc. Joseph Jalkow, a BAR-man in Company K, was killed by a sniper.
   ***** Lt. Frank Slight, rifle platoon leader in Company K, exposed himself to the deadly sniper fire by going out and bringing Pfc. Jalkow back to a covered position.
   ***** Lt. Slight was killed shortly afterward while trying to locate the snipers who were picking off his men.
   ***** It was the difficulty experienced by the men of Company I that caused Company K to be called into the battle.
   *** Joseph's father, owned Jalkow's Pharmacy at the corner of Brewster Street and Cooke Street" [https://www.scribd.com/document/294363335/Waterbury-s-Jewish-WW-II-War-Dead]

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9. USA, Connecticut, Waterbury, "Hebrew Benefit Cemetery", Joseph Jalkow

   * Joseph Jalkow, deceased
   ** Inscription: Yosef chiam ben Avraham
   ** Note: Jewish World War II Veterans Hero Memorial

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10. Blizzard, Nelson G. Kestetter, Joseph Jalkow (85-K)

    * MEMORIAL DAY – JOSEPH JALKOW, by Nelson G. Kerstetter (85-K)
    ** Joseph Jalkow (85-K) was a good guy in my squad. I was the BAR man. Joe told me he could take a BAR apart and put it back together blind folded. He asked the Sgt. if we could trade positions to make him the BAR man. The Sgt. agreed, and so we traded, which may have saved my life. On the morning of April 14th while crossing a field, we encountered a German sniper and both of us went down. A group of GIs over by a bank yelled for Joe and I to run to them. I ran but Joe remained down. Two GIs then ran to Joe and dragged him to cover. But it was too late — Joe had been hit in the stomach and died. The rest of us stood up and fired our rifles at the sniper and killed him.

Historical events

• Birthday August 6, 1925
• Day of death April 14, 1945

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• Also died on April 14

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