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TURCOTTE, Peter J - Date of
birth
16 February 1915 -
Age
30 -
Place of birth
Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31464226 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
417th Infantry Regiment,
76th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
6 March 1945 - Place of
death
East of Speicher, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 12 | 10 |
Immediate family
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Members
Francois Turcotte (father)
Deneage B. (LaFrance) Turcotte (mother)
Yvonne Turcotte (sister)
Gaston F. Turcotte (brother)
Azaria G. Turcotte (brother)
August F. Turcotte (brother)
Louis J. Turcotte (brother)
Emil Turcotte (brother)
Sylvio R. Turcotte (brother)
Rudolph C. Turcotte (brother)
Henry J. Turcotte (brother)
Jacquiline G. Turcotte (sister)
Laura M. Turcotte (sister)
Alice R. (Larocque) Turcotte (wife)
Loraine A. Turcotte (daughter)
More information
Sgt Peter J. Turcotte enlisted at Fort Devens, Massachusetts on 19 April 1944.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / Massachusetts Birth Recoords 1840-1915
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, www.ancestry.com - pamt142000