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DESROCHES, Gilbert W "Pat" - Date of
birth
30 January 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Holyoke, Hampden County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Chicopee, Hampden County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31288460 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
507th Parachute Infantry Regiment
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
10 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Bastogne, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 11 | 45 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Joseph N. Desroches (father)
Rosa (Lafond) Desroches (mother)
Edward P. Desroches (brother)
Raoul Desroches (brother)
Armand Desroches (brother)
Sylvia Desroches (sister)
Janette Desroches (sister)
More information
Pvt Gilbert W. Desroches was a filer, grinder, buffer and polisher metal before he enlisted in Springfield, Massachusetts on 12 April 1943.He died in a field hospital from the effects of artillery shell fragments in his head.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Grand-Failly, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Russell Desroches Family Tree / 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.findagrave.com – Bruce Weirauch, www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com – Russ Desroches