Joseph Edward Payne was born on 1 February 1924 in Pueblo, Colorado to George Thomas Payne and Ada Louise Gouge.
Died non battle on 20 October 1945. He was killed when his car plunged over an enbankment near the junction of the Kamuela-Kohala and Kawaihae Road in Hawaii.

Buried at Happy Valley Memorial Park, Johnson City, TN

Private First Class
2nd Marines, 17 Ser. Bn FMF

Next of kin George T. Payne, 1012 West G. Street, Elizabethton.

  • Rank: Private First Class
  • Date of birth:
  • 1 February 1924
  • Date of death: 20 October 1945
  • County: Carter
  • Hometown: Elizabethton
  • Service Branch: Marine Corps
  • Division/Assignment: 2nd Marines, 17 Ser. Bn FMF
  • Conflict: World War II
  • Burial/Memorial Location: Happy Valley Memorial Park, Johnson City, TN
  • Location In Memorial: Pillar VII, Bottom Panel
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