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Personal info

Full name
GIROUARD, Normand Victor
Date of birth
27 January 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Woonsocket, Providence County, Rhode Island
Hometown
Providence County, Rhode Island

Military service

Service number
31293263
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
HQ Company,
1st Battalion,
502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
12 January 1945
Place of death
Near Michamps, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
D 12 17

Immediate family

Members
Joseph V. Girouard (father)
Marie R. (LaChambre) Girouard (mother)
Robert Girouard (brother)
Murielle Girouard (sister)

More information

Pfc Normand V. Girouard enlisted in Providence, Rhode Island on 23 April 1943.
He attended high school for 2 years and was a checker before he enlisted.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census, http://www.ww2-airborne.us, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery