In service
October 5, 1942, Camp Bragg
George Brouillette enlisted in the US Army on October 5, 1942, a few days after his 21st birthday. He received his basic training at Camp Bragg where he was trained as an infantryman.
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In Panama
March - August 1943
George's first training period probably lasted about four months, until February 1943. Then he was sent to Panama for six months, to assist in the security of the Panama Canal. Here he remained until August 1943.
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In Europa
June 1944
June '44 George made the crossing to Europe. On his arrival in September he was placed with G Company, 2nd battallion 117 Infantry Regiment, 30 Infantry Division. After heavy losses the unit required reinforcements.
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Liberation South Limburg
Maastricht, 13 sept. 1944
1944 George June '44 made the crossing to Europe. On his arrival in September he was placed with G Company, 2nd Battalion, 117 Infantry Regiment, 30 Infantry Division. After heavy losses the unit required reinforcements.
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Rest center Rolduc
2-5 nov. ‘44 Kerkrade
On November 2, 1944 the positions of George's battalion were taken over by Infantry regiment 406, 106 Infantry Division. George and his comrades could rest in Rest Camps near Heerlen and Kerkrade.
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Killed
Mariadorf, 1944 Nov. 16
On 16 Nov 1944. George's unit launched an attack on Mariadorf and found themselves in an area filled with anti-personnel mines. On that day many solders were killed or injured by mines. George stepped on a mine and was seriously injured. He died a day later.
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July 1943 (?)
Registration ARC
September 1943
to the UK
July 16, 1944
Landing on Utah Beach
March 15, 1945
Siegfriedlinie
May 1, 1945
Died on pleasure flight
June 19, 1945
Buried in Margraten, Block RR, Row 12 Grave 290
February 18, 1943
Air Evac. Nurse diploma
Jan. 15, 1944
Married
July 26, 1943
Body washed up
March - Augus 1943
Panama
June 1944
To Europa
November 23, 1943
Departure for Europa
January 20, 1944
Arriving in England
June 1944
Landing Omaha Beach
US enters the war
December 11, 1941
Nazi Germany declares war on the US
Turnaround WWII
Februari 2, 1943
Battle of Stalingrad: Red Army defeats Germans
Memories of
George
George Brouillette's tomb was adopted by
Harry Beckers, the former deputy mayor
and councillor of the former municipality of Margraten.
He visits the grave regularly, sometimes alone, sometimes
with his family.
Adopter Harry Beckers and his grandson Jerome at the tomb of George Brouillette in Margraten (2013).
Roland Pelissier was a childhood friend of George. They were
in the same class at the Immaculate Conception School. He was interviewed in 2009.
He remembers George as a shy and quiet boy.
He loved sports. According to Pelissier, he was so good at baseball that he could have played in the
major league or at least at the top level in the U.S.
Class Photo 1937, (8th grade) of the Immaculate Conception School. George is in the back row, far right. Roland Pelissier is also in the back row, 4th from the left.
George's old friend Roland Pelissier with the class photo - Source: www.masslive.com