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PAPINEAU, Norbert A - Date of
birth
1923 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Massachusetts -
Hometown
New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
11047852 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
703rd Tank Destroyer Battalion
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
27 February 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Berrendorf, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 7 | 32 |
Immediate family
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Members
Regina Papineau (mother)
Clarence Papineau (sister)
More information
Pfc Norbert A. Papineau worked in a clay factory before he enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts on 10 February 1942.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record, http://www.tankdestroyer.net/units/battalions700s/265-703rd-tank-destroyer- battalion
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet