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THERIAULT, Joseph J - Date of
birth
4 October 1917 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
New Hampshire -
Hometown
Coos County, New Hampshire
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
11040553 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
Medical Detachment,
143rd Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
31 March 1945 - Place of
death
Brandenburg, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
More information
Pvt. Joseph J. Theriault enlisted on 25 August 1942 in Manchester, New Hampshire.He was taken prisoner in North Africa and sent to Stalag II-B.
Prisoners were sent to a school in Brandenburg am den Havel, that was used as the prisoners of war hospital. The building was bombed by the Americans. The hospital was not marked in any way in order of the airplanes to distinguish what it was.
Pvt Theriault was killed in an allied bombing raid on the Augusta School. Pvt Theriault was initially buried at the Quenz Cemetery in Brandenburg, Germany.
His body was identified at the Ardennes Cemetery but further investigation of his dental records could not identify him 100%. It was then decided to mark the body as unkown X-7629.
Source of information: FOHF, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - World War II Prisoners of War, IDPF of Edwin F. Willert
Photo source: Danny van der Groen