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Personal info

Full name
LAVOIE, Roland J
Date of birth
7 April 1911
Age
33
Place of birth
Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts
Hometown
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island

Military service

Service number
31447337
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
7th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
5 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Les Rouges Eaux-Col du Haut Jacques, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 6 34

Immediate family

Members
Jean Lavoie (father)
Ernestine Lavoie (mother)
Willie Lavoie (brother)
Alice Lavoie (sister)
Roland Lavoie (brother)
Dolor Lavoie (sister)
Normand Lavoie (brother)
William H. Lavoie (half-brother)
Dollard Lavoie (half-brother)
Remond Lavoie (brother)
Doris (St. Germain) wife
Donald A. Lavoie (son)
Diane Lavoie (daughter)
Doris Lavoie (daughter)

More information

Pvt Roland J. Lavoie was a shipping clerk, employed by the General Baking Co.

He enlisted in Providence, Rhode Island on 1 December 1943.

He was killed by artillery shell fragments in the groin.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy