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Joel Evans Campbell

Birth	:	1894 Nebraska, USA
Death	:	1942
Burial	:	Evergreen Cemetery, Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.0138600, -91.9562100
Plot	:	1st.022 ( a memorial headstone only; lost at sea during battle)
Inscription	:	C M 2/c (the U.S. Army U.S. Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939-1945 Record for Joel E Campbell states that his rank at death was "CM2"; i.e. Carpenters Mate 2nd Class)
Description	:	From Nebraska census reports it appears that Joel was the son of Samuel M. Campbell and Theodoria Campbell (parents divorced prior to 1910, per census reports). His DOB is given as Sept. 17, 1894 in Nebraska on his WWI draft registration card. The 1900 U.S. Census gives the DOB as October 1894. An obituary for Joel was evidently published in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on May 15, 1942, so his death may have taken place some days or weeks prior to that. Joel's headstone in the Campbell family plot reads "Served in Army World War One" & "Lost on Cruiser Langley", so... Read More	From Nebraska census reports it appears that Joel was the son of Samuel M. Campbell and Theodoria Campbell (parents divorced prior to 1910, per census reports). His DOB is given as Sept. 17, 1894 in Nebraska on his WWI draft registration card. The 1900 U.S. Census gives the DOB as October 1894. An obituary for Joel was evidently published in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on May 15, 1942, so his death may have taken place some days or weeks prior to that. Joel's headstone in the Campbell family plot reads "Served in Army World War One" & "Lost on Cruiser Langley", so it would seem that he was lost at sea and the body not recovered. Looking for Fairfield newspaper accounts for clarification, but if he was not of Fairfield at the time of his death it is possible that no Fairfield death notice or obituary was submitted and published. //rkt Oct. 9, 2012 ------------- Note: It appears that Joel was assigned to the USS Langley during the start of WWII and was onboard when it was under attack on February 27, 1942. Whether or not he was one of the first casualties or subsequently isn't known yet to this contributor (a list of casualties from the initial attack has not yet been found by this contributor). Below is exerpted text from a Wikipedia entry about the USS Langley: "....In the early hours of 27 February, Langley rendezvoused with her anti-submarine screen, the destroyers USS Whipple and USS Edsall. At 11:40, about 75 mi (121 km) south of Tjilatjap, nine Aichi D3A1 "Val" dive bombers[17] of the Japanese 21st and 23rd Naval Air Flotillas[18] attacked her. The first and second Japanese strikes were unsuccessful, but during the third, Langley took five hits and 16 crewmen were killed. The topside burst into flames, steering was impaired, and the ship developed a 10° list to port. Unable to negotiate the narrow mouth of Tjilatjap harbor, Langley went dead in the water, as her engine room flooded. At 13:32, the order to abandon ship was passed. The escorting destroyers fired nine 4 in (100 mm) shells and two torpedoes into Langley, to ensure she didn't fall into enemy hands, and she sank. After being transferred to the USS Pecos, many of her crew were lost when Pecos was later sunk en route to Australia. 31 of the 33 13th Pursuit Squadron's pilots, retained on the Edsall for delivery to Tjilatjap, were lost when the Edsall was sunk on the same day by the same fleet while responding to the distress calls of Pecos...."

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Latitude: 41.0138600
Longitude: -91.9562100

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Samuel M. Campbell

(1853 - 1929)

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