Joseph F. Ambrose
Joseph Francis Ambrose (May 24, 1896 – May 1, 1988) was a
World War I veteran from the U.S. state of
Illinois who served with Company I,
140th Infantry,
35th Division,
A. E. F., from 1917 to 1919, becoming nationally known for his photo at the dedication day parade for the
Vietnam Veterans Memorial in
Washington, D.C., at the age of 86. In this widely viewed and circulated
United States Defense Audiovisual Agency photo, he was photographed wearing his
Doughboy uniform, helmet and field equipment, for which he was known as "Doughboy Joe". In the photo, Ambrose carries the
U.S. flag that had covered the casket of his son, Clement A. Ambrose, who was killed in the
Korean War in 1951.
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