At one point during World War I he was serving as one of the guards/overseers ("Bewachungsleute") of the 112th Prisoner of War Labor Batallion ("Kriegsgefangenen-Arbeits-Batallion 112"). Together with his comrades Joseph Steurenthaler and Albert Blümle from the 238th Reserve Infantery Regiment (like he was) and Emil Gramlich of the 171th Infantery Regiment (Infanterie-Regiment 171), Josef was suggested for the Silver Medal of Merit ("Silberne Verdienstmedaille am Bande der Militärischen Karl-Friedrich-Verdienstmedaille") in November 1916. General Karl Dürr forwarded the list to the cabinet, but decided not to support the suggestions for 238th Infantery Regiment, since he considered that one "sufficiently awarded" ("hinreichend ausgezeichnet"). [1] Gramlich was awarded the medal on 21 May 1917.[2]
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↑ Verleihung der silbernen Verdienstmedaille am Bande der militärischen Karl-Friedrich-Verdienstmedaille, Generallandesarchiv Karlsruhe, 233 Nr. 46747:
"Deutschland, Baden, Erzbistum Freiburg, katholische Kirchenbücher, 1678-1930", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QBM8-XSZM : Fri Mar 08 21:53:57 UTC 2024), Entry for Joseph Ganzmann and Johann Ganzmann, 20. September 1894.
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