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BEAUCHENE, Albert Joseph - Date of
birth
25 March 1913 -
Age
31 - Place of
birth
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada -
Hometown
Harvard, Latah County, Idaho
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39469938 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
50th Armored Infantry Battalion,
6th Armored Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
4 January 1945 - Place of
death
Bizory, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 13 | 60 |
Immediate family
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Members
Napoleon Beauchene (father)
Etinne Beauchene (mother)
Morris Beauchene (brother)
Doria M. Beauchene (sister)
Lucile M. Beauchene (sister)
Agnes M. Beauchene (sister)
Harvey Beauchene (brother)
Clara M. Beauchene (sister)
Rosiare Beauchene (sister)
Paul Beauchene (brother)
Florida E. Beauchene (sister)
Thelma A. Beauchene (wife)
Arleen E. Beauchene (daughter)
Phillip W. Beauchene (son)
Kenneth A. Beauchene (son)
More information
Pvt Albert J. Beauchene attended high school for one year and was a mechanic.He enlisted in Spokane, Washington on 27 January 1944 and became an American citizen on 8 June 1944 when he was stationed at Fort Knox, Kentucky, assigned to the 12th Battalion Armored Replacement Training Center.
Pvt Beachene was killed by small arms fire in the face.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Foy, Belgium. He was given his final resting place at Henri-Chapelle on 9 November 1948.
The picture was taken during the time Pvt Beachene served with the 151st Airborne Tank Company.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - Report of buriel, Report of Death, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Kentucky Naturalization Record
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Karen Beckner