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Personal info

Full name
MARCHAND, John Arthur
Date of birth
1 June 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
West Monroe, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana
Hometown
Lottie, Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana

Military service

Service number
38498200
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Rifleman
Unit
C Company,
23rd Armored Infantry Battalion,
7th Armored Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 September 1944
Place of death
Dornot, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
J 33 33

Immediate family

Members
Alexander Marchand (father)
Effie B. (Hillis) Marchand (mother)
Mary L. Marchand (sister)
Leo B. Marchand (brother)

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men 1940-1947, https://www.7tharmddiv.org
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