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DESROCHES, Gerard Lambert - Date of
birth
22 February 1908 -
Age
37 - Place of
birth
St. Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada -
Hometown
St. Albans, Franklin County, Vermont
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31462328 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
C Company,
60th Armored Infantry Battalion,
9th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
16 March 1945 - Place of
death
Ittenbach, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 2 | 31 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Joseph Desroches (father)
Marie E. Desroches (mother)
Dorilla E. Desroches (wife)
More information
Gerard Desroches was employed for 12 years by the St. Albans Grain Company.He enlisted at Fort Devens, Massachusetts on 7 April 1944 and arrived in France in January 1945.
Pvt Desroches was killed by small arms fire in the back.
He was initially buried in a temporary grave at Henri-Chapelle on 26 March 1945. After being disinterred and after the cemetery was given a permanent status, he was given his final resting place on 22 July 1948.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Record / 1940 Census, www.newspapers.com - The Burlington Free Press
Photo source: Aimee Fogg