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ROCQUE, Francis Louis - Date of
birth
2 October 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Grand Isle, Grand Isle County, Vermont -
Hometown
Grand Isle County, Vermont
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
6121975 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
7 April 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Siegen, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| M | 5 | 10 |
Immediate family
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Members
Frank L. Rocque (father)
Nettie B. (Dewyea) Rocque (mother)
Elsie Rocque (sister)
Howard Rocque (brother)
More information
Sgt Francis L. Rocque joined the Regular Army on 25 September 1939.He was wounded in action in September 1944 for which he was awarded the Purple Heart Medal a first time.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, Vermont Birth Records
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Lucille B Campbell - Grand Isle, VT Historical Society