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Personal info

Full name
MORIN, Earl Vincent
Date of birth
27 February 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Goodridge, Pennington County, Minnesota
Hometown
San Francisco County, California

Military service

Service number
O-1703041
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
504th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
29 January 1945
Place of death
Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
B 17 32

Immediate family

Members
Rosaire Morin (father)
Lucy M. Morin (mother)
Lawrence Morin (brother)
Rosaire Morin Jr. (brother)
Robert Morin (brother)
Luvern Morin (brother)

More information

1st Lt Earl V. Morin enlisted in Los Angeles, California on 12 February 1942.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, Carla Mans, WW2-Airborne.us, NARA, WW2memorial, www.ancestry.com - United States World War II Army Enlistment Records / 1920 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, https://www.facebook.com - Company A 504th PIR