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MORVANT, Jules J M - Date of
birth
4 February 1926 -
Age
18 - Place of
birth
Chackbay, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana -
Hometown
Chackbay, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38654243 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
274th Infantry Regiment,
70th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
7 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Rothbach, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 27 | 16 |
Immediate family
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Members
Nelson B. Morvant (father)
Ella (Clement) Morvant (mother)
Iris Morvant (sister)
Wilton Morvant (brother)
Bernice Morvant (sister)
Wesley J. Morvant (brother)
Clifton Morvant (brother)
Mataline Morvant (sister)
Nelson J. Morvant (brother)
More information
Pvt Jules J. M. Morvant worked on a farm before he enlisted in Camp Beauregard, Louisiana on 11 April 1944.He is remembered at the Our Lady of Prompt Succor Cemetery in Chackbay, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census, http://www.trailblazersww2.org, www.findagrave.com - Roni
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy / Roni