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Personal info

Full name
AUDETTE, Eugene Floriand
Date of birth
27 March 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Central Falls, Providence County, Rhode Island
Hometown
Pawtucket, Providence County, Rhode Island

Military service

Service number
31447588
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
15th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
30 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Fortschwir, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 12 27

Immediate family

Members
Louis Audette (father)
Ida Audette (mother)
Emil P. Audette (brother)
Rita B. Audette (sister)
Eva Audette (sister)

More information

Pvt Eugene F. Audette attended high school for three years and was a production worker employed by Brow And Sharp Machine and Tool Company.

He enlisted in Providence, Rhode Island on 10 December 1943.
He was killed by small arms fire in his back, pelvis and abdomen.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men/ US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy