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Personal info

Full name
TURCOTTE, Romeo Emilien
Date of birth
10 January 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine
Hometown
Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine

Military service

Service number
31216060
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
54th Armored Infantry Battalion,
10th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 November 1944
Place of death
Near Bouzonville, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 20 29

Immediate family

Members
Delphis J. Turcotte (father)
Ida (Faucher) Turcotte (mother)
Juliette T. Turcotte (sister)
Roland E. Turcotte (brother)
Arthur Turcotte (brother)
Richard R. Turcotte (brother)
Fleurange C. Turcotte (sister)

More information

Pfc Romeo E. Turcotte was employed in the fabrication of metal products before he enlisted in Portland, Maine on 2 November 1942.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Bigras Fauvel Tree, www.findagrave.com – Russ Pickett, www.10tharmored.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Romeo