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Personal info

Full name
BLANCHARD, Ovelo T
Date of birth
1921
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Louisiana
Hometown
Iberville Parish, Louisiana

Military service

Service number
38261321
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
310th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 December 1944
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 15 58

Immediate family

Members
Claude J. Blanchard (father)
Nora L. Blanchard (mother)
Claude J. Blanchard (brother)
Loyd Blanchard (brother)
Nix Blanchard (brother)

More information

Pfc Ovelo T. Blanchard enlisted in Lafayette, Louisiana on 15 October 1942.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record

Photo source: Peter Schouteten