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Personal info

Full name
LETOURNEAU, Wilfred J
Date of birth
19 November 1919
Age
24
Place of birth
Massachusetts
Hometown
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island

Military service

Service number
O1326101
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Function
Platoon Commander
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
31 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Ville au Val, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
K 4 7

Immediate family

Members
George Letourneau (father)
Hattie (Sawyer) Letourneau (mother)
Lorette Letourneau (sister)
Norman Letourneau (brother)
George Letourneau (brother)
Raymond Letourneau (brother)
Theresa Letourneau (sister)
Emile Letourneau (brother)
Rhea Letourneau (sister)
Alfred Letourneau (brother)

More information

2nd Lt Wilfred J. Letourneau attended 1 year of high school before he joined the Regular Army.

In 1940 he was stationed as a private in Paraiso, Balboa, Panama Canel.

He joined G Company from the 38th Replacement Battalion on 14 September 1944 and was reported missing in action on 18 September 1944.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Dan Phelan