Jeffery S. Champagne

  • ASN:
    38489065
  • DATE OF BIRTH
    Dec 26, 1921
  • DATE OF DEATH
    Jan 19, 1945
FULL NAME:

Jeffery S. Champagne

ARMY SERIAL NUMBER (ASN):

38489065

  • DATE OF BIRTH: Dec 26, 1921
  • DATE OF DEATH: Jan 19, 1945
RESIDENCE (DURING WWII):

Amelia, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana

DATE / PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:
  • DATE OF ENLISTMENT:
    Sep 22, 1943
  • PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:
    Lafayette, Louisiana
ORGANIZATION:
  • MAIN UNIT:
    23rd Infantry Regiment
  • SUBUNIT:
    Unknown
RANK / POSITION IN UNIT (LAST KNOWN):
  • RANK:
    Private (Pvt.)
  • POSITION IN UNIT:
    Rifleman
BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS:

✭ Normandy Campaign (6 June – 24 July 1944), ✭ Northern France Campaign (25 July – 14 September 1944), ✭ Ardennes-Alsace Campaign (16 December 1944 – 25 January 1945), ✭ Rhineland Campaign (15 September 1944 – 21 March 1945)

DECORATIONS AND CITATIONS (AWARDS):

🎖Purple Heart, 🎖European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal

STATUS:
  • CATEGORY:
    Killed in action (KIA)
  • DATE:
    Jan 19, 1945
  • LOCATION:
    Eibertingen, Germany
  • NOTES:
    Killed in Action, Not in Medical Installation Prior to Death
HONORED BY:

Debby Willems, Adopter of the Grave at the Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial in Belgium

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File Unit: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938 - 1946 (Enlistment Records)
in the Series: World War II Army Enlistment Records, created 6/1/2002 - 9/30/2002, documenting the period ca. 1938 - 1946. - Record Group 64 (info)

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SOLDIER RECORD:
Full Name
Jeffery S Champagne
Army Serial Number
38489065
Enlistment Place
Lafayette Louisiana
Enlistment Date
22 Sep 1943
Army Branch
No branch assignment
Branch
Army
Race or Ethnicity
White
Residence
St.Mary County, Louisiana
Enlistment Term
Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Source of Army Personnel
Civil Life
Army Component
Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Level of Education
4 years of high school
Occupation
Unskilled sailors and deckhands, except U.S. Navy
Marital Status
Single, without dependents
Birth Date
1921
Birth Place
Louisiana
Source Box Number
1342
Source Film Reel Number
6.108
Conflict Period
World War II
Served for
United States of America

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