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LAVOIE, Paul M - Date of
birth
9 March 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Nashua, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire -
Hometown
Nashua, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31266791 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
309th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
10 February 1945 - Place of
death
Schwammenauel Dam, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 1 | 9 |
Immediate family
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Members
Archille Lavoie (father)
Marie (Turcotte) Lavoie (father)
Gerard Lavoie (brother)
Laurent Lavoie (brother)
Eugene Lavoie (brother)
Edmund Lavoie (brother)
Mary Lavoie (sister)
Yvonne Lavoie (sister)
Florette Lavoie (sister)
Pearl Lavoie (sister)
Yvette Lavoie (sister)
More information
Pfc Paul M. Lavoie worked at the local shoe shop.He enlisted in Manchester, New Hampshire on 9 February 1943.
He enjoyed chopping firewood with his eldest brother, Gerard, who entered the military in 1942. He loved to fix things and he especially loved to take his nieces and nephews swimming at various bodies of water. His nephew said, "Uncle Paul would load all of us into a car and off we'd go for a fun time of swimming." Most of all, he loved his mother and was known as "mother's sweetheart boy".
He first served with the Medical Corps and was assigned to a hospital in France. He later requested a transfer to the infantry, which was granted three weeks before his death.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Aimee Fogg, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, http://www.in-honored-glory.info/, www.archives.gov - Russ Pickett
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Aimee Fogg, Florette Delude & Pearl Fortin, The Telegraph - Mar 2, 1945