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BLANCHETTE, Philip H Jr - Date of
birth
1920 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Hopkinton, Merrimack County, New Hampshire -
Hometown
Merrimack County, New Hampshire
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
11039381 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
51st Armored Infantry Battalion,
4th Armored Division,
1st Platoon
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 December 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Warnach, Luxembourg
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| I | 1 | 21 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Philip J. Blanchette (father)
Linney (Hardy) Blanchette (mother)
Evelyn M. (Clark) Blanchette (stepmother)
Pauline Blanchette (half sister)
Dorina A. Blanchette (half sister)
Norna L. Blanchette (half sister)
Freddie J. Blanchette (half brother)
Beverly A. Blanchette (half sister)
More information
Cpl Philip H. Blanchette enlisted in Manchester, New Hampshire on 14 March 1942.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Grand Failly, France.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / New Hampshire, Marriage and Divorce Records, 1637-1947, AAR 51rd inf. battalion August 44 thru May 1945, www.fold3.com/document/291875783/
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Hannah Majewski - Paul Bane