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
George Brouillette
Liberator of South Limburg
| Name: | George R. Brouillette |
| Born: | October 2, 1921 |
| Deceased: | November 17, 1944, 23 jaar |
| Rank & Military- component: |
Private first class (Pfc) 30 ‘Old Hickory’ Infantry Division. |
| Cemetery: | Block G, Row 9, Grave 15 |
George R. Brouillette of Holyoke, Massachusetts, served as a
soldier in the liberation of South Limburg
by the 30th ‘Old Hickory’ Infantry Division.
Before the war he worked in a dye works for
textiles. During the war he was in the infantry.
As a soldier in the ‘Old Hickory’ division, he
he participated in the liberation of South
Limburg in September 1944.
Two months later he found himself with his
comrades at the front line just over the border in Germany.
He was injured by a
German anti-personnel mine. On November 17, 1944 he died of his injuries.
George R. Brouillette was 23 years old.
Infantryman
in the Old Hickory
George Brouillette made the crossing to Europe in June 1944.
Most likely he was first placed as a replacement
with G Company, 2e Bataljon, 117 Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry
Division, known as the ‘Old Hickory’ division.
After the liberation of Paris in late
august 1944, the division marched
to Belgium. During September 1944
they liberated South Limburg.
It is very likely that George
Brouillette was there. A wry
observation, he was killed a few
months before he was due to return in South Limburg.