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DURAND, Joseph Viateur Clovis - Date of
birth
20 July 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Woonsocket, Providence County, Rhode Island -
Hometown
Woonsocket, Providence County, Rhode Island
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31148460 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
B Company,
38th Armored Infantry Battalion,
7th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
7 October 1944 - Place of
death
Overloon, The Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| I | 17 | 22 |
Immediate family
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Members
Louis P. Durand (father)
Emelia (Durand) Durand (mother)
Yvonne Durand (sister)
Amanda Durand (sister)
Adrien Durand (brother)
Evelina Durand (sister)
Alice Durand (sister)
Alexandrina Durand (sister)
Aldor Durand (brother)
Zephir Durand ( brother)
More information
Pfc Joseph Viateur C. Durand worked for the knitting Mill at Woonsocket.He enlisted on 24 June 1942 in Providence, Rhode Island.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.7tharmddiv.org, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930 Census / Rhode Island State Censuses / Enlistment Record / Family Trees / WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Hans Wijnands