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LESSARD, Mitchell - Date of
birth
2 February 1916 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Acy, Ascension Parish, Louisiana -
Hometown
Acy, Ascension Parish, Louisiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34029632 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
44th Armored Infantry Battalion,
6th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
30 March 1945 - Place of
death
Near Alsfeld, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 43 | 33 |
Immediate family
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Members
Francois E. Lessard (father)
Marie C. (Guedry) Lessard (mother)
Juliette M. Lessard (sister)
Hulion J. Lessard (brother)
David J. Lessard (brother)
Elizabeth L. (LeBeau) Lessard (wife)
More information
Pfc Mitchell Lessard enlisted at Jacksonville Army Air Field, Florida on 22 March 1941.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Bourgeois Family Tree, www.findagrave.com, www.super6th.org
Photo source: www.ancestry.com – Barbara Bourgeois