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Personal info

Full name
TREMBLAY, Henry Joseph
Date of birth
17 November 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire
Hometown
Berkshire County, Massachusetts

Military service

Service number
31415350
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Function
Truck Driver
Unit
261st Infantry Regiment,
65th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
6 April 1945
Place of death
Struth, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
M 20 4

Immediate family

Members
Adelard J. Tremblay (father)
Delphine G. (Potvin) Tremblay (mother)
Daniel A. Tremblay (brother)
Amelia Tremblay (sister)
Elsie Tremblay (sister)
Florence A. Tremblay (sister)
Arthur A. Tremblay (brother)
Lillian E. Tremblay (sister)
Joseph E. Tremblay (brother)
Mary J. Tremblay (sister)
Eleanor (Arnold) Tremblay (wife)
Judith E. Tremblay (daughter)

More information

T/5 Henry J. Tremblay enlisted in Springfield, Massachusetts on 30 September 1943.

When he returned to his station, after transporting German prisoners, he came into enemy held territory and was fired upon.

Source of information: FOHF, www.wwiimemorial.com - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com, www.newspapers.com - The Berkshire Eagle, 1930 US Census, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - The Berkshire Eagle