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BLANCHARD, Erving Mayo - Date of
birth
16 September 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Portland, Cumberland County, Maine -
Hometown
Forestville, Hartford County, Connecticut
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31144822 -
Rank
Technician Fourth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
9th Armored Infantry Battalion,
6th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
22 February 1945 - Place of
death
Near Olmscheid, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 9 | 15 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Charles T. Blanchard (father)
Edna M. (Dresser) Blanchard (mother)
Lucille M. Blanchard (sister)
Burton A. Blanchard (brother)
More information
T/4 Erving M. Blanchard attended high school for four years and was a checker before he enlisted in Hartford, Connecticut on 23 July 1942.
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, www.findagrave.com – CM Holton, www.super6th.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery