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DAIGLE, Dolphis M - Date of
birth
30 January 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Maine -
Hometown
Limestone, Aroostook County, Maine
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31283879 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Medical Aidman -
Unit
15th General Hospital
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 November 1944 - Place of
death
Liège, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 6 | 16 |
Immediate family
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Members
Paul J. Daigle (father)
Clara M. Daigle (mother)
Hermon A. Daigle (brother)
Carmon J. Daigle (sister)
Albert P. Daigle (brother)
Romeo J. Daigle (brother)
Rita M. Daigle (sister)
Cecile C. Daigle (sister)
Roland P. Daigle (brother)
Gloria J. Daigle (sister)
Paul J. Daigle (brother)
Constance G. Daigle (sister)
More information
Sgt Dolphis M. Daigle enlisted in Bangor, Maine on 2 February 1943.While stationed in Liège the 15th General Hospital was working out of a former Belgian Military Hospital on top of a hill overlooking the city. On the morning after Thanksgiving, the 15th was to awake to a V-1 flying bomb. It landed in front of the pharmacy building and Dolphis was one of sixteen killed.
Sgt Daigle was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Fosse, Belgium.
He was given his finale resting place at Henri-Chapelle on 22 November 1948.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Record / 1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record, http://bangordailynews.com/2009/05/22/opinion/listening-to-ghosts-of-wars-past/, Med-Dept.com/unit-histories/15th-general-hospital, IDPF
Photo source: Aimee Fogg, RememberMuseum.com / adopters Mathilde and Marcel Schmetz