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BRASSEAUX, Albert - Date of
birth
1922 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Louisiana -
Hometown
Henry, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38264522 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
414th Infantry Regiment,
104th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 November 1944 - Place of
death
Donnerberg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 5 | 54 |
Immediate family
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Members
Elodise Brasseaux (father)
Arzermia Brasseaux (mother)
Simon Brasseaux (brother)
Cecile Brasseaux (sister)
Moleon Brasseaux (brother)
Clemile Brasseaux (brother)
More information
Pfc Albert Brasseaux enlisted in Lafayette, Louisiana on 25 November 1942. He worked on a farm before he enlisted.His brother was serving with the U.S. Navy in the Pacific at the time of his death.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, Wayne Brasseaux, Erwin Derhaag, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Abbeville Meridional 27 January 1945