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Personal info

Full name
CASTONGUAY, Raymond J
Date of birth
1921
Age
unknown
Place of birth
St. Lois Dehaha, Quebec, Canada
Hometown
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut

Military service

Service number
31378806
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
7th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
13 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Noroy-le-Bourg, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 10 59

Immediate family

Members
Jean J. Castonguay (father)
Marie A. (Raymond) Castonguay (mother)
Leo Castonguay (brother)
Thomas J. Castonguay (brother)
Gilberta M. Castonguay (sister)
Roger J. Castonguay (brother)
Norman J. Castonguay (brother)
Henry H. Castonguay (brother)
Conrad E. Castonguay (brother)

More information

S/Sgt Raymond J. Castonguay was a set-up man employed by the Colt’s Co. in Hartford.

He enlisted in Hartford, Connecticut on 6 July 1943.

He was killed by small arms fire in his back.

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

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy