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TESSIER, Eugene Edward - Date of
birth
15 December 1914 -
Age
30 - Place of
birth
Woonsocket, Providence County, Rhode Island -
Hometown
Manville, Providence County, Rhode Island
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31071558 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
346th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
4 March 1945 - Place of
death
Kerschenbach, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 3 | 2 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Joseph S. Tessier (father)
Marie R. (Guertin) Tessier (mother)
Henri A. Tessier (brother)
Marguerite (Joinville) Tessier (wife)
More information
Sgt Eugene E. Tessier was a weaver before he enlisted at Fort Devens, Massachusetts on 4 March 1942.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Fournier Family Tree, http://87thinfantrydivision.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten