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Personal info

Full name
GAGNON, Joseph Bernard
Date of birth
28 April 1913
Age
31
Place of birth
River Rouge, Wayne County, Michigan
Hometown
River Rouge, Wayne County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
39233543
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
68th Tank Battalion,
6th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
4 January 1945
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 13 32

Immediate family

Members
Joseph Gagnon (father)
Emma Gagnon (mother)
Marion A. Gagnon (sister)
Gladys L. Gagnon (sister)
Lillian P. Gagnon (sister)
Edward J. Gagnon (brother)
Ella M. Gagnon (sister)

More information

T/5 Joseph B. Gagnon enlisted on 20 May 1941 in Los Angeles, California.

Source of information: Carla Mans, Susan Linton, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1920 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Susan Linton - Jeff Liss (nephew)