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CROTEAU, Harold E - Date of
birth
10 August 1914 -
Age
30 - Place of
birth
Rhode Island -
Hometown
Providence County, Rhode Island
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31185651 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
121st Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
15 January 1945 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 14 | 31 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Peter Croteau (father)
Kathleen F. (Cunningham) Croteau (mother)
Frank Croteau (brother)
Clarence Croteau (brother)
Elaine Croteau (daughter)
More information
Pfc Harold E. Croteau enlisted at Fort Devens, Massachusetts on 16 October 1942.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930 Census, www.awon.org, 1910 United States Federal Census; Rhode Island State Census 1935
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, David Russell