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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 4769" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Germain </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Irvin Lewis</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>5 Ranger Bn </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Technician Fifth Class </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>36314276 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>DATE OF DEATH</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>3rd March 1945 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AGE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>31</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>GRAVESITE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Luxembourg American Cemetery, Luxembourg Plot I Row 3 Grave 7 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>from Winnebago County, Illinois</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 23.09.1913, Graceville, Minnesota, USA</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>father Aaron Lewis Germain (1882-1953)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>mother Hennerick (nee Troft) (1894-1963)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>attended Pecatonica School</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>attended Winnebago School</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>grammar school education</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>civil occupation Farm hand (employed by Grant Westphal)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>single without dependents upon enlistment</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>28.01.1942 enlisted Camp Grant, Illinois</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Next of kin - Father. Mr. Aaron L. Germain, Pecatonica, Illinois</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>basic training Camp Wheeler, Georgia</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>attached Medical Corps, Camp Edwards, Massachusetts</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>further Medical training Camp Hill, Virginia, Fort George Meade, Maryland and Camp Gordon, Georgia</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>volunteered Paratroopers (not qualified)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>requested Rangers, attached Fifth Ranger Battalion Camp Campbell, Kentucky, later Fort Fix, New Jersey</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>01.1944 stationed England</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>WIA D-Day (shrapnel wounds to leg)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>participated Cherbourg Peninsula Camaign</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>award Silver Star</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>KIA Irsch-Zerf campaign, Germany (whilst rendering aid to fellow Rangers)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/i-germain.36923/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/36/36923-c34e403ecb4dfdcb7506c3056267aaf5.jpg?1653913676" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 300px; height: 300px" /></a> <a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/i-germain.4600/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/4/4600-71a1b033b61d9928c85549064c91bf59.jpg?1591384078" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Robertson, post: 4769, member: 1"] [LIST] [*][B]SURNAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Germain [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]FORENAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Irvin Lewis[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]UNIT[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]5 Ranger Bn [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]RANK[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Technician Fifth Class [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]NUMBER[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]36314276 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]DATE OF DEATH[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]3rd March 1945 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]AGE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]31[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]GRAVESITE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Luxembourg American Cemetery, Luxembourg Plot I Row 3 Grave 7 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]ADDITIONAL INFORMATION[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]from Winnebago County, Illinois[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]born 23.09.1913, Graceville, Minnesota, USA[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]father Aaron Lewis Germain (1882-1953)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]mother Hennerick (nee Troft) (1894-1963)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]attended Pecatonica School[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]attended Winnebago School[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]grammar school education[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]civil occupation Farm hand (employed by Grant Westphal)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]single without dependents upon enlistment[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]28.01.1942 enlisted Camp Grant, Illinois[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Next of kin - Father. Mr. Aaron L. Germain, Pecatonica, Illinois[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]basic training Camp Wheeler, Georgia[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]attached Medical Corps, Camp Edwards, Massachusetts[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]further Medical training Camp Hill, Virginia, Fort George Meade, Maryland and Camp Gordon, Georgia[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]volunteered Paratroopers (not qualified)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]requested Rangers, attached Fifth Ranger Battalion Camp Campbell, Kentucky, later Fort Fix, New Jersey[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]01.1944 stationed England[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]WIA D-Day (shrapnel wounds to leg)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]participated Cherbourg Peninsula Camaign[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]award Silver Star[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]KIA Irsch-Zerf campaign, Germany (whilst rendering aid to fellow Rangers)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][URL='https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/i-germain.36923/'][IMG width="300px" height="300px"]https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/36/36923-c34e403ecb4dfdcb7506c3056267aaf5.jpg?1653913676[/IMG][/URL] [URL='https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/i-germain.4600/'][IMG]https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/4/4600-71a1b033b61d9928c85549064c91bf59.jpg?1591384078[/IMG][/URL][/I][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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