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Personal info

Full name
DIONNE, Adelard Joseph
Date of birth
12 February 1921
Age
24
Place of birth
Providence County, Rhode Island
Hometown
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island

Military service

Service number
31178976
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
30th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Schmittviller, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 17 66

Immediate family

Members
Joseph Dionne (father)
Georgianna (Jutras) Dionne (mother)
Loretta Dionne (sister)
Lillian Dionne (sister)
Simone Dionne (sister)
Armand Dionne (brother)

More information

Sgt Adelard J. Dionne was a production worker employed by the Screw Machine Product Co.

He enlisted in Providence, Rhode Island on 20 August 1942.

Sgt Dionne was killed by artillery shell fragments in the head and abdomen.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Ric van Bost