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Personal info

Full name
GENDRON, Henry Leo
Date of birth
28 March 1913
Age
31
Place of birth
Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts
Hometown
Worcester County, Massachusetts

Military service

Service number
31073569
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
A Company,
643rd Tank Destroyer Battalion,
2nd Platoon
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 December 1944
Place of death
Lamormenil, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 3 5

Immediate family

Members
William T. Gendron (father)
Louisa Gendron (mother)
Edward Gendron (brother)
Arthur L. Gendron (brother)
Clarence Gendron (brother)

More information

Pvt Henry L. Gendron was a metal worker.

He enlisted at Fort Devens, Massachusetts on 19 March 1942.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, http://www.bensavelkoul.nl, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.tankdestroyer.net