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FORET, Daniel Thomas - Date of
birth
27 December 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Houma, Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana -
Hometown
Houma, Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34070219 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
50th Armored Infantry Battalion,
6th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
24 February 1945 - Place of
death
Near Daleiden, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 22 | 24 |
Immediate family
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Members
Clemile A. Foret (father)
Elizabeth Foret (mother)
Clemile Foret (brother)
Mary E. Foret (sister)
More information
Pfc Daniel T. Foret attended high school for two years and had worked at a fishing company before he enlisted at Jacksonvile AAF, Florida on 19 February 1941.He died in a Portable Surgical Evacuation or T/O Convalescent Hospital to the effects of an artillery shell.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Ham, Luxembourg.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.findagrave.com, www.6tharmoreddivision.com, www.super6th.org
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