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Personal info

Full name
CHARRETTE, Joseph Eugene
Date of birth
29 April 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Woonsocket, Providence County, Rhode Island
Hometown
Providence County, Rhode Island

Military service

Service number
31061105
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
180th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
5 October 1944
Place of death
Fremifontaine, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 21 42

Immediate family

Members
William Charrette (father)
Maria V. Charrette (mother)
William Charrette (brother)
Mary Charrette (sister)
Leo Charrette (brother)
Irene Charrette (sister)
Theodore Charrette (brother)
Roger Charrette (brother)
Henry Charrette (brother)
Rita Charrette (sister)

More information

Sgt Joseph E. Charrette attended high school for 3 years and was employed at Waucantuck Mill.

He enlisted in Fort Devens, Massachusetts on 3 February 1942.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, http://www.45thdivision.org, www.findagrave.com, WWII Draft Card, 1920, 1930 US Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy