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AMIRAULT, Edwin Frederick - Date of
birth
8 July 1907 -
Age
37 -
Place of birth
Yarmouth, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, Canada -
Hometown
Wakefield, Middlesex County, Massachusetts -
Religion
Catholic
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31160357 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
21st Armored Infantry Battalion,
11th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
2 January 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Chenogne, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 11 | 7 |
Immediate family
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Members
Edgar J. Amirault (brother)
Ann A. (Cottreau) Amirault (wife)
Anna A. Amirault (daughter)
More information
Pfc Edwin F. Amirault graduated from Boston College in 1941. He enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts on 13 August 1942.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Grand Failly, France.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Records / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 / California, County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1849-1980 / Nova Scotia Births, http://www.11tharmoreddivision.com/history/21st_AIB.html, Wartime Heritage Assocaytion
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - LuxAmCem