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PICOTTE, Emery Omer - Date of
birth
21 March 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Rhode Island -
Hometown
Providence County, Rhode Island
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31183020 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
G Company,
3rd Battalion,
501st Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
3 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Neffe, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 10 | 4 |
Immediate family
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Members
Seraphin R. Picotte (father)
Marie R. (Dupre) Picotte (mother)
Rose E. Picotte (sister)
George Picotte (brother)
Beatrice Picotte (sister)
Hervey Picotte (brother)
More information
Pvt Emery O. Picotte enlisted in Providence, Rode Island on 17 October 1942.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Grand Failly, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Frewen Family Tree / 1930 Census, http://www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery, Jonathan Dennis - great nephew