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BLANCHARD, Daniel Clarence - Date of
birth
5 February 1917 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
White Castle, Iberville Parish, Louisiana -
Hometown
Orleans Parish, Louisiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34230718 -
Rank
Technician Fourth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
709th Tank Battalion
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
1 December 1944 - Place of
death
Hürtgen Forest, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Philip A. Blanchard (father)
Eva M. (Badeau) Blanchard (mother)
Felix Blanchard (brother)
Anatole J. ‘Tony’ Blanchard (brother)
Lawrence A. ‘Joe’ Blanchard (brother)
Ethel I. P. Blanchard (sister)
More information
T/4 Daniel C. Blanchard is remembered at the Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.findagrave.com