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Personal info

Full name
MICHAUD, Ernest Joseph
Date of birth
17 January 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Staten Island, Richmond County, New York
Hometown
Staten Island, Richmond County, New York

Military service

Service number
12065253
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
8th Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
30 November 1944
Place of death
Kleinhau, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
B 37 18

Immediate family

Members
Joseph P. Michaud (father)
Alousia (Thon) Michaud (mother)
Joseph Michaud (brother)
Edward Michaud (brother)
Ann R. (Cyapski) Michaud (wife)
Carol Michaud (daughter)
Beverly L. Michaud (daughter)

More information

Pfc Ernest J. Michaud volunteered for the Army of the United States in New York City, New York on 15 May 1942.

He attended high school for 2 years and was a sailor and deckhand.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / 1940 Census, WWII Draft Cards

Photo source: Jac Engels