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Personal info

Full name
CHAMPAGNE, Jeffery Swills
Date of birth
26 December 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Amelia, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana
Hometown
St. Mary Parish, Louisiana

Military service

Service number
38489065
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
23rd Infantry Regiment,
2nd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
19 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Eibertingen, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 16 35

Immediate family

Members
Adrian Champagne (father)
Hazel (Montet) Champagne (mother)
Lois Champagne (sister)
Eckles Champagne (brother)
Douglas Champagne (brother)

More information

Pvt Jeffery S. Champagne was an auto mechanic.

He enlisted in Lafayette, Louisiana on 22 September 1943.


Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Terry A. Mayon Sr., www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census / Opperman Family Tree

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Terry A. Mayon Sr. ~ Fallen Warriors Memorial Committee, Morgan City, Louisiana