Joe E. Mann - Revision history

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	[[file:joe-e-mann-headstone.jpg\|thumb\|left\|200px\|Joe E. Mann Headstone, Spokane]]		[[file:joe-e-mann-headstone.jpg\|thumb\|left\|200px\|Joe E. Mann Headstone, Spokane]]
	[[file:joe-e-mann-plaque-at-gravesite-1400.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px\|Plaque at Gravesite, Spokane]]		[[file:2019-kirk-0022-joe-e-mann-plaque-at-gravesite-1400.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px\|Plaque at Gravesite, Spokane. (Photo by Kirk Carlson)]]
	[[file:joe-mann-ships.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px\|USS Gen. W.A. Mann (AP-112) and USNS Pvt. J.E. Mann (TAK-253) c.1960]]		[[file:joe-mann-ships.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px\|USS Gen. W.A. Mann (AP-112) and USNS Pvt. J.E. Mann (TAK-253) c.1960]]
	[[file:joe-e-mann-medals-at-toccoa-1600.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px\|Display of Joe's Medals at Toccoa, GA Paratrooper Museum]]		[[file:joe-e-mann-medals-at-toccoa-1600.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px\|Display of Joe's Medals at Toccoa, GA Paratrooper Museum]]

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	'''Congressional Medal of Honor, Bronze Star, and Purple Heart'''		'''Congressional Medal of Honor, Bronze Star, and Purple Heart'''

	[[file:plaque-at-mann-grandstaff-va-medical-center-1600.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px\|Plaque at the Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical center in Spokane]]		[[file:2019-kirk-0021-plaque-at-mann-grandstaff-va-medical-center-1600.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px\|Plaque at the Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical center in Spokane. (Photo by Kirk Carlson.)]]
	'''Joe Eugene Mann''' was born July 8, 1922 in Reardan, Washington, and gave his life on September 19, 1944 in Best, Holland.		'''Joe Eugene Mann''' was born July 8, 1922 in Reardan, Washington, and gave his life on September 19, 1944 in Best, Holland.

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	'''March 6, 1941 Davenport Times-Tribune'''		'''March 6, 1941 Davenport Times-Tribune'''
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	The Luther League voted to attend the midweek evening Lenten services instead of holding regular meetings during Lent. It is also participating in a local and Federation Reading contest during Lent. One team is led by [[Zelda Sprinkle]], [[Roger Mahrt]] and [[Richard Foland]], the other by Marjorie Wegner, '''Joe Mann''', and the pastor [Karl Ufer].		The Luther League voted to attend the midweek evening Lenten services instead of holding regular meetings during Lent. It is also participating in a local and Federation Reading contest during Lent. One team is led by [[Zelda Sprinkle]], [[Roger Mahrt]] and [[Richard Foland]], the other by Marjorie Wegner, '''Joe Mann''', and the pastor <nowiki>[[Karl Ufer]]</nowiki>.
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	'''Pfc. Mann''' in Best, Holland, single handedly destroyed an enemy emplacement and continued to fire on the enemy from an exposed position until being wounded. Despite his wounds, the insisted on serving guard duty during the night. The next morning during an enemy attack, '''Pfc. Mann''' smothered the blast of a hand grenade with his body, sacrificing himself to protect those around him. For these actions, he was posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, the military's highest decoration, on August 30, 1945.		'''Pfc. Mann''' in Best, Holland, single handedly destroyed an enemy emplacement and continued to fire on the enemy from an exposed position until being wounded. Despite his wounds, the insisted on serving guard duty during the night. The next morning during an enemy attack, '''Pfc. Mann''' smothered the blast of a hand grenade with his body, sacrificing himself to protect those around him. For these actions, he was posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, the military's highest decoration, on August 30, 1945.
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	'''Private First Class Mann's official Medal of Honor citation reads:'''		'''Private First Class Mann's official Medal of Honor citation reads:'''

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			=== Early Life and High School ===

	'''November 17, 1938 Davenport Times-Tribune'''		'''November 17, 1938 Davenport Times-Tribune'''
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	[Some others from Reardan who had appendectomies during the war years were: [[Joe Cox]], [[Ralph Williams]], Roy Koeller, [[Bill Anderson]], [[Harry Garber]], [[Roy Weipert]], Harriet Mahrt.]		[Some others from Reardan who had appendectomies during the war years were: [[Joe Cox]], [[Ralph Williams]], Roy Koeller, [[Bill Anderson]], [[Harry Garber]], [[Roy Weipert]], Harriet Mahrt.]
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			=== Entry into the Army ===

	'''September 3, 1942'''		'''September 3, 1942'''
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	Private [[George Koeller]], son of Mr. and Mrs. Emil Koeller, writes that he has joined the paratroopers in England and is stationed only 12 miles from '''Joe Mann''', son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Mann. He was formerly in the infantry and arrived in England about two months ago.		Private [[George Koeller]], son of Mr. and Mrs. Emil Koeller, writes that he has joined the paratroopers in England and is stationed only 12 miles from '''Joe Mann''', son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Mann. He was formerly in the infantry and arrived in England about two months ago.
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			=== Announcement of His Death ===

	'''October 19, 1944'''		'''October 19, 1944'''
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	[The Baxter hospital was near the present day site of the Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center.]		[The Baxter hospital was near the present day site of the Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center.]

			=== Reburial of Joe Mann in Spokane ===

	'''June 9, 1949 Spokesman-Review'''		'''June 9, 1949 Spokesman-Review'''
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	~~'''~~Memorials for Joe Mann~~'''~~		=== Memorials for Joe Mann ===

	[[file:joe-e-mann-headstone.jpg\|thumb\|left\|200px\|Joe E. Mann Headstone, Spokane]]		[[file:joe-e-mann-headstone.jpg\|thumb\|left\|200px\|Joe E. Mann Headstone, Spokane]]
	[[file:joe-e-mann-plaque-at-gravesite-1400.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px\|Plaque at Gravesite, Spokane]]		[[file:joe-e-mann-plaque-at-gravesite-1400.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px\|Plaque at Gravesite, Spokane]]
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	This monument was Erected and Dedicated on October 14, 2008 by the Fairmont Memorial Association in cooperation with the Spokane Police Department History Book Committee, the Spokane Law Enforcement Museum, and the family of Joe E. Mann.		This monument was Erected and Dedicated on October 14, 2008 by the Fairmont Memorial Association in cooperation with the Spokane Police Department History Book Committee, the Spokane Law Enforcement Museum, and the family of Joe E. Mann.

			=== Joe E. Mann Memorial in Best the Netherlands ===

	'''August 16, 1956'''		'''August 16, 1956'''
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	A youtube video of the dedication is at: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtSOJB5C6r0].		A youtube video of the dedication is at: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtSOJB5C6r0].
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			=== Joe E. Mann Day 1972 ===

	'''October 19, 1972 Davenport Times'''		'''October 19, 1972 Davenport Times'''
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	"Bob Piper, accepting for the people, and seeking proper expression in mere words, said, ‘I’m deeply touched.’ It was a tremendously moving moment, as the gratitude of the visitors, and the tributes paid Reardan’s young hero—only 22 when he gave his life—built up the feelings of love and patriotism expressed in the bonds of friendship across the sea. Pastor Falk echoed the sentiment, saying ‘It has touched us all,’ and called for retirement of the Colors by the American Legion guard.		"Bob Piper, accepting for the people, and seeking proper expression in mere words, said, ‘I’m deeply touched.’ It was a tremendously moving moment, as the gratitude of the visitors, and the tributes paid Reardan’s young hero—only 22 when he gave his life—built up the feelings of love and patriotism expressed in the bonds of friendship across the sea. Pastor Falk echoed the sentiment, saying ‘It has touched us all,’ and called for retirement of the Colors by the American Legion guard.
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			=== Remaning the Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center ===

	'''Aug. 21, 2013 Spokesman-Review'''		'''Aug. 21, 2013 Spokesman-Review'''
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	“I have a feeling that this is not really an ending but a beginning,” Grandstaff-Chamberlain said.		“I have a feeling that this is not really an ending but a beginning,” Grandstaff-Chamberlain said.
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			=== Mann Home Site Memorial Marker ===

	'''September 3, 1920 Cheney Free-Press (Davenport Times)'''		'''September 3, 1920 Cheney Free-Press (Davenport Times)'''

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	[[category: WWII Veteran]]		[[category: WWII Veteran]]
	[[category: WWII ~~Casualties~~]]		[[category: WWII Casualty]]

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	'''Reardan Seniors Graduate Tues.'''		'''Reardan Seniors Graduate Tues.'''

	Commencement exercises for the Reardan high school senior class were held Tuesday evening in the school auditorium there. Twenty-nine seniors received their diplomas. Class includes [parital list]: Peggy Beattie, Lloyd Carstens, [[Jack Delamater]], [[Ross Edwards]], [[Jack Fleming]], Earl Hein, [[Carl Koeller,]] Quintin Landreth, Dorthy Lundgren, Patricia Mahoney, '''Joe Mann''', Howard McCain, Lorene Neilson, Olivine Owens, Elaine Rowland, Dale Rupnow, [[Zelda Sprinkle]], Betty Stevenson, and Irene Wegner.		Commencement exercises for the Reardan high school senior class were held Tuesday evening in the school auditorium there. Twenty-nine seniors received their diplomas. Class includes [parital list]: Peggy Beattie, Lloyd Carstens, [[Jack Delamater]], [[Ross Edwards]], [[Jack Fleming]], Earl Hein, [[Carl Koeller]], Quintin Landreth, Dorthy Lundgren, Patricia Mahoney, '''Joe Mann''', Howard McCain, Lorene Neilson, Olivine Owens, Elaine Rowland, Dale Rupnow, [[Zelda Sprinkle]], Betty Stevenson, and Irene Wegner.

	[[file:joe-e-mann.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px\|Joe E. Mann at the time of his high school graduation]]		[[file:joe-e-mann.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px\|Joe E. Mann at the time of his high school graduation]]

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	'''Reardan Seniors Graduate Tues.'''		'''Reardan Seniors Graduate Tues.'''

	Commencement exercises for the Reardan high school senior class were held Tuesday evening in the school auditorium there. Twenty-nine seniors received their diplomas. Class includes [parital list]: Peggy Beattie, Lloyd Carstens, [[Jack Delamater]], [[Ross Edwards]], [[Jack Fleming,]] Earl Hein, [[Carl Koeller,]] Quintin Landreth, Dorthy Lundgren, Patricia Mahoney, '''Joe Mann''', Howard McCain, Lorene Neilson, Olivine Owens, Elaine Rowland, Dale Rupnow, [[Zelda Sprinkle]], Betty Stevenson, and Irene Wegner.		Commencement exercises for the Reardan high school senior class were held Tuesday evening in the school auditorium there. Twenty-nine seniors received their diplomas. Class includes [parital list]: Peggy Beattie, Lloyd Carstens, [[Jack Delamater]], [[Ross Edwards]], [[Jack Fleming]], Earl Hein, [[Carl Koeller,]] Quintin Landreth, Dorthy Lundgren, Patricia Mahoney, '''Joe Mann''', Howard McCain, Lorene Neilson, Olivine Owens, Elaine Rowland, Dale Rupnow, [[Zelda Sprinkle]], Betty Stevenson, and Irene Wegner.

	[[file:joe-e-mann.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px\|Joe E. Mann at the time of his high school graduation]]		[[file:joe-e-mann.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px\|Joe E. Mann at the time of his high school graduation]]

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	Commencement exercises for the Reardan high school senior class were held Tuesday evening in the school auditorium there. Twenty-nine seniors received their diplomas. Class includes [parital list]: Peggy Beattie, Lloyd Carstens, [[Jack Delamater, Ross Edwards, Jack Fleming,]] Earl Hein, [[Carl Koeller,]] Quintin Landreth, Dorthy Lundgren, Patricia Mahoney, '''Joe Mann''', Howard McCain, Lorene Neilson, Olivine Owens, Elaine Rowland, Dale Rupnow, [[Zelda Sprinkle]], Betty Stevenson, and Irene Wegner.		Commencement exercises for the Reardan high school senior class were held Tuesday evening in the school auditorium there. Twenty-nine seniors received their diplomas. Class includes [parital list]: Peggy Beattie, Lloyd Carstens, [[Jack Delamater]], [[Ross Edwards]], [[Jack Fleming,]] Earl Hein, [[Carl Koeller,]] Quintin Landreth, Dorthy Lundgren, Patricia Mahoney, '''Joe Mann''', Howard McCain, Lorene Neilson, Olivine Owens, Elaine Rowland, Dale Rupnow, [[Zelda Sprinkle]], Betty Stevenson, and Irene Wegner.

	[[file:joe-e-mann.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px\|Joe E. Mann at the time of his high school graduation]]		[[file:joe-e-mann.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px\|Joe E. Mann at the time of his high school graduation]]

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	[[file:joe-e-mann-headstone.jpg\|thumb\|left\|200px\|Joe E. Mann Headstone, Spokane]]		[[file:joe-e-mann-headstone.jpg\|thumb\|left\|200px\|Joe E. Mann Headstone, Spokane]]
	[[file:joe-e-mann-plaque-at-gravesite-1400.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px\|Plaque at Gravesite, Spokane]]		[[file:2019-kirk-0022-joe-e-mann-plaque-at-gravesite-1400.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px\|Plaque at Gravesite, Spokane. (Photo by Kirk Carlson)]]
	[[file:joe-mann-ships.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px\|USS Gen. W.A. Mann (AP-112) and USNS Pvt. J.E. Mann (TAK-253) c.1960]]		[[file:joe-mann-ships.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px\|USS Gen. W.A. Mann (AP-112) and USNS Pvt. J.E. Mann (TAK-253) c.1960]]
	[[file:joe-e-mann-medals-at-toccoa-1600.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px\|Display of Joe's Medals at Toccoa, GA Paratrooper Museum]]		[[file:joe-e-mann-medals-at-toccoa-1600.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px\|Display of Joe's Medals at Toccoa, GA Paratrooper Museum]]