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Personal info

Full name
DUCHESNE, George Lionel
Date of birth
24 January 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Cohoes, Albany County, New York
Hometown
Cohoes, Albany County, New York

Military service

Service number
32855554
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
15th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
21 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Mortagne, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 17 65

Immediate family

Members
Delphis J. Duchesne (father)
Elmina (Catellier) Duchesne (mother)
Celine Duchesne (sister)
Paul J. Duchesne (brother)
Louis B. Duchesne (brother)
Arthur P. Duchesne (brother)
François Duchesne (brother)
Anette Duchesne (sister)
George E. Duchesne (brother)

More information

Pfc George L. Duchesne was a shipping clerk employed by Beaunit Mills Incorporation before he enlisted in Albany, New York on 5 April 1943.

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