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Personal info

Full name
CHAMPINE, Roy Francis
Date of birth
4 January 1908
Age
37
Place of birth
Mount Clemens, Macomb County, Michigan
Hometown
Harrison Township, Macomb County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36899392
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
Medical Detachment,
143rd Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
3 February 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Rohrwiller, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
D 31 41

Immediate family

Members
Charles D. Champine (father)
Jane (Thomas) Champine (mother)
Matilda E. Champine (sister)
Ethel J. Champine (sister)
Eldred C. Champine (brother)
Ray L. Champine (twin brother)
Fred S. Champine (brother)
Frank J. Champine (brother)
Harry W. Champine (brother)
Pauline (Huber) Champine (wife)
Frances Champine (daughter)
Florence Champine (daughter)

More information

Pfc Roy F. Champine was married to Pauline Huber on 23 November 1928. He was employed in a Pontiac war plant.

He enlisted on 15 February 1944 and was sent overseas the following September.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1910/1920/1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men 1940-1947 / Michigan Marriage Records 1867-1952, https://36th-id.frb.io, www.findagrave.com - Cathy Cottone / 143rd-October-1944-to-end.pdf
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