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BILODEAU, Henry F - Date of
birth
1921 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Hillsborough County, New Hampshire -
Hometown
Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
11039891 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
Radio Operator -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
22 September 1944 - Place of
death
St. Oedenrode, The Netherlands
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 3 | 12 |
Immediate family
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Members
Joseph F. Bilodeau (father)
Exilia (Desautele) Bilodeau (mother)
Ethel (Watkins) Bilodeau (wife)
Thomas H. Bilodeau (son)
More information
T/5 Henry F. Bilodeau graduated from Nashua High School in 1941 and worked as a shoemaker.He enlisted in Manchester, New Hampshire on 29 May 1942.
In St. Oedenrode a plaque can be found with the names of the paratroopers of B Company who gave their lives for the liberation and defense of St. Oedenrode in September 1944.
Source of information: FOHF, The Telegraph - 7 October 1944
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, The Telegraph - 7 October 1944, Nashua High School - 1941