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AUTIN, Morisie Joseph - Date of
birth
5 May 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Cut Off, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana -
Hometown
Cut Off, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38373013 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
21st Tank Battalion,
10th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
21 March 1945 - Place of
death
Near Speyer, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Thomas H. Autin (father)
Lustica M. (Gisclair) Autin (mother)
Amina M. Autin (sister)
Noles J. Autin (brother)
More information
Pfc Morisie J. Autin was a fisherman and oysterman before he enlisted in New Orleans, Louisiana on 17 November 1942.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com, www.10tharmored.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Frogman