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MATHERNE, Morris P - Date of
birth
27 September 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana -
Hometown
Houma, Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34070246 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
12th Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 January 1945 - Place of
death
Longsdorf, Luxembourg
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 12 | 54 |
Immediate family
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Members
Prevost E. Matherne (father)
Oneilia M. (Savoie) Matherne (mother)
Viola L. Matherne (sister)
Verna E. Matherne (sister)
Mildred M. Matherne (sister)
Rita M. Matherne (sister)
Leroy J. Matherne (brother)
Marjorie B. Matherne (sister)
Merril M. Matherne (sister)
More information
Sgt Morris P. Matherne attended high school for four years before he enlisted at Jacksonville Army Air Field, Florida on 19 February 1941.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Company's / 4ID After Action Reports, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment record / 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com - Sebastiaan
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.facebook.com