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BEAUDOIN, Armand M - Date of
birth
24 April 1917 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Massachusetts -
Hometown
Biddeford, York County, Maine
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31044264 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
D Company,
1st Battalion,
36th Armored Infantry Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
17 September 1944 - Place of
death
Aachen, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 12 | 19 |
Immediate family
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Members
Ulderic Beaudoin (father)
Mary A. Beaudoin (mother)
Bertha Beaudoin (sister)
Urban Beaudoin (brother)
Paul J. Beaudoin (brother)
More information
Pfc Armand M. Beaudoin was a machinery oiler.He enlisted in Portland, Maine on 2 June 1941.
Pfc Beaudoin was killed by shrapnel in the head.
He was first buried at Henri-Chapelle on 29 September 1944. He was disinterred on 15 October 1947 and his remains were prepared and placed in a casket on 17 October 1947. He was given his final resting place in July 1948.
His brother, Paul Beaudoin, served as a medic with the U.S. Navy and died of wounds, received in action while trying to administer care and evacuate casualties at Iwo Jima on 31 March 1945. He was buried at sea and is commemorated on the Tablets of the Missing at Honolulu Memorial.
Their other brother Urbain, was pulled from the Battle of Okinawa and finished his enlistment Stateside and did not re-enlist out of concern for his parents.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com Portland Press Herald 15 March 1947, IDPF
Photo source: Aimee Fogg, Ralph Peeters