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NOIROT, Laurent - Date of
birth
12 July 1916 -
Age
28 -
Place of birth
Gaylord, Otsego County, Michigan -
Hometown
Lansing, Eaton County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36454258 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
215th Field Artillery Battalion,
D Battery
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
18 January 1945 - Place of
death
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| I | 11 | 27 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Laurent E. Noirot (father)
Minnie M. (Darling) Noirot (mother)
Glenn E. Noirot (brother)
Dey Noirot (brother)
Dove Noirot (sister)
Clark Noirot (brother)
Thelma Noirot (sister)
Lillian B. Noirot (sister)
Margaret Noirot (sister)
Harold D. Noirot (brother)
Janet A. (Meston) Noirot (wife)
Marilyn L. Noirot (daughter)
More information
T/5 Laurent Noirot attended Gaylord High School. He and his brother Harold owned and operated a grocery store for two years. In 1941 they returned to Gaylord and with their brother-in-law, opened the Star Food Market, operating it until he enlisted on 22 February 1943.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / A Northern Michigan Shearer Family, www.findagrave.com – MAJ Jimmy Cotton, www.newspapers.com – Otsego County Herald Times 1 February 1945
Photo source: Peter Schouteten