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COLLETTE, Maurice Kirby - Date of
birth
14 August 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Manhattan, New York County, New York City, New York -
Hometown
Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1826258 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
2 December 1944 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 3 | 14 |
Immediate family
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Members
Maurice Collette (father)
Cora M. (Cahill) Collette (mother)
Mary J. Collette (sister)
McKay Collette (brother)
Margaret Collette (sister)
More information
2nd Lt Maurice K. Collette attended the Pelham and Lawrenceville High School and Princeton University before he joined the U.S. Army Reserve in Newark, New Jersey on 30 July 1942.He was reported seriously wounded in action and evacuated to a hospital on 27 November. At that time his unit was engaged in the fighting in the vicinity of Valmont and Altviller, France.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com –1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / James Keppler Family Tree / New York Birth Index / U.S. School Yearbooks, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – LuxAmCem, www.ancestry.com – U.S. School Yearbooks