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name
BOUFFARD, Edward J - Date of
birth
12 March 1914 -
Age
31 - Place of
birth
St. Ephemie, Quebec, Canada -
Hometown
New Haven County, Connecticut
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31281389 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
309th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
6 April 1945 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| N | 5 | 1 |
Immediate family
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Members
Ludger Bouffard (father)
Cedulie O. (Fredette) Bouffard (mother)
Elie L. Bouffard (brother)
Amedee J. Bouffard (brother)
Joseph Bouffard (brother)
Albert Bouffard (brother)
Philia E. Bouffard (sister)
Ludger P. Bouffard (brother)
Helen Bouffard (sister)
Margaret Bouffard (sister)
Elisabeth (Sawonchak) Bouffard (wife)
Edward L. Bouffard (son)
Roger Bouffard (son)
Carol Bouffard (daughter)
More information
Pfc Edward J. Bouffard enlisted in Hartford, Connecticut on 21 January 1943.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record www.,ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record, Hartford Courant of 30 April 1945, Men of Diehard - 309th Regiment Address Book, Connecticut, Federal Naturalization Records, 1790-1996, Republican American - 16 June 2020
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Carol Nido