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BLANCHETTE, Normand Domina - Date of
birth
21 October 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Bristol County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31131363 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
HQ Company,
501st Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
28 December 1944 - Place of
death
Bizory, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 11 | 83 |
Immediate family
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Members
Edmund W. Blanchette (father)
Florida Blanchette (mother)
Dorice M. Blanchette (wife)
More information
Pfc Normand D. Blanchette was a metal worker.He enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts on 21 May 1942.
On the evening of 28 December 1944, Pfc Blanchette and Arthur Teichman were on patrol when they encountered a German machine gun nest. The fight had lasted into the night. The day after a rescue team found their bodies on a little trail.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Grand Failly, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census / U.S., Social Security Death Index / WWII Draft Card, http://www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - Craig Robertson