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Personal info

Full name
GAUTHIER, Albert J
Date of birth
16 April 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Lacolle, Quebec, Canada
Hometown
Essex Junction, Essex County, Vermont

Military service

Service number
31403570
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
36th Armored Infantry Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
21 September 1944
Place of death
Busbach, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
B 10 25

Immediate family

Members
Elidor J. Gauthier (father)
Adelia (Duquette) Gauthier (mother)
Lea P. Gauthier (sister)
Ida Gauthier (sistr)
Leo A. Gauthier (brother)
Wilfred Gauthier (brother)

More information

Pvt Albert J. Gaulthier was a farmer.

He enlisted in Rutland, Vermont on 28 December 1943.

His brother Wilfred served with the Navy.

Source of information: FOHF, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Family Tree, www.findagrave.com, www.newspapers.com - The Burlington Free Press

Photo source: Aimee Fogg, www.newspapers.com - The Burlington Free Press