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THERIAULT, Joseph Earnest - Date of
birth
27 August 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut -
Hometown
Baltimore, Maryland
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33903433 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
314th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
21 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Scheibenhardt, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 26 | 8 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Ernest J. Theriault (father)
Mary A. (Kotmair) Theriault (mother)
More information
Pvt Joseph E. Theriault was employed at the American Hammer & Piston Company before he enlisted in Baltimore, Maryland on 15 January 1944.He was killed by small arms fire in his neck.
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 / Barbour Family Tree / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card, Combat History 314th Infnatry Regiment, www.findagrave.com - Russ Pickett
Photo source: www.ancestry.com - chmader