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POTVIN, Donald Edmund - Date of
birth
3 September 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Jamestown, Chatauqua County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
42027515 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
276th 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
Wingen-sur-Moder, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 21 | 36 |
Immediate family
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Members
Edmond J. Potvin (father)
Irene M. (Dowd) Potvin (mother)
Robert Potvin (brother)
More information
Pfc Donald E. Potvin enlisted in Buffalo, New York on 22 November 1943.He attended Kenmore High School for two years before he enlisted.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.findagrave.com - Russ Pickett, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census / Larocque Family Tree, http://www.trailblazersww2.org, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, Kenmore High School, 1943