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BOUDREAUX, Marlin Joseph - Date of
birth
20 April 1925 -
Age
19 -
Place of birth
Jeanerette, Iberia Parish, Louisiana -
Hometown
Iberia Parish, Louisiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38488343 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
377th Infantry Regiment,
95th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
27 November 1944 - Place of
death
France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 24 | 55 |
Immediate family
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Members
Nelson C. Boudreaux (father)
Gertrude R. Boudreaux (mother)
Nelson C. Boudreaux (brother)
Gwendolyn W. Boudreaux (sister)
More information
Sgt Marlin J. Boudreaux graduated from Jeanerette High School and attended college for one year and was an electrician apprentice.He enlisted in Lafayette, Louisiana on 25 August 1943.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Limey, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - A Grateful American / Elizabeth Boudreaux (niece), www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://mathieu.gitzhofer.free.fr/irongb.php,
Photo source: www.newpapers.com