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TRUDEAU, Raymond Joseph Edward - Date of
birth
29 January 1923 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont -
Hometown
Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31254739 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
378th Infantry Regiment,
95th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
7 April 1945 - Place of
death
Rynern, south of Hamm, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 12 | 13 |
Immediate family
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Members
Alexander Trudeau (father)
Amanda (Alexandre) Trudeau (mother)
Mihoune Trudeau (sister)
Germaine Trudeau (sister)
Lillian Trudeau (sister)
Sylvia M. (Gagnon) Trudeau (wife)
Richard R. J. Trudeau (son)
More information
Sergeant Raymond J. Trudeau enlisted in Rutland, Vermont on 23 March 1943.He married his wife Sylvia Mary Gagnon on 13 November 1943 in Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont.
His son Richard R. J. Trudeau was born on 4 December 1944. He never had the chance to know his father.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Vermont Birth Records / 1930 Census / Vermont, Marriage Records / After Action Report 320th Infantry Regiment - 1 April to 30 April 1945, http://mathieu.gitzhofer.free.fr/vetegb.php?id=258 - Richard Trudeau
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Richard Raymond Joseph Trudeau (son)