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TETREAULT, Albert Joseph - Date of
birth
16 April 1913 -
Age
31 - Place of
birth
Brunswick, Cumberland County, Maine -
Hometown
Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O2055232 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
HQ & HQ Company,
7th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
28 October 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Rouges Eaux, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 30 | 49 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Eloi Tetreault (father)
Catherine Tetreault (mother)
Antoine Tetreault (brother)
Alice Tetreault (sister)
Arthur Tetreault (brother)
Cicile Tetreault (sister)
Jeanne Tetreault (sister)
Claire Tetreault (sister)
Edicol Tetreault (brother)
Pauline Tetreault (sister)
More information
2nd Lt Albert J. Tetreault graduated from Brunswick High School and attended college for one year before he was employed at the Pratt and Whitney Co.He enlisted In Hartford, Connecticut on 13 March 1943 and was sent overseas in September 1943.
On 17 May 1944, he was wounded in action in Anzio, Italy by small arms fire at his knee for which he was hospitalized until July.
Leader of a patrol team in Italy, 2nd Lt Tetreault exposed himself for fifteen minutes to intense grazing machine gun fire and 50 mm mortar fire when he left the safety of a shell hole and crawled forward to reach a seriously wounded comrade whom he dragged to safety. He was awarded with a Bronze Sta rMedal for this action.
He was awarded the Silver Star Medal for his actions on 15 August 1944, in France.
He was killed by sniper fire.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy / Wouter Van Dijken