Joe Allen Vinyard
Dec 11, 1944
Corporal Joe Allen Vinyard, age 23 of Loudon County, TN was killed in action in World War II in Gey, Germany on December 11, 1944, earning the Purple Heart for his injuries. Joe was born on June 21, 1921. He enlisted in the Army on August 13, 1942, at the age of 21 at Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia. He was sent...