Averitte Archie Floyd

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Archie Floyd Averitte is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Gouesnou American Memorial

Name:

Archie Floyd Averitte

Rank:

Technical Sergeant

Serial Number:

6262643

Unit:

9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Division

Date of Death:

1944-09-02

State:

Texas

Cemetery:

Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-James, D�partement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France

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Grave:

Decoration:

Bronze Star Medal, Distinguished Service Cross, Purple Heart

Comments:

Archie Floyd Averitte was born on March 2, 1908, in Farmerville, Union Parish, Louisiana. He was the son of Floyd Wilkins Averitte and Willie Ora Albritton Averitte. He was married to Inez Averitte Langston Foehr. He served in the 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, as a Technical Sergeant during World War II.

TSgt Averitte was Killed in Action on September 2, 1944, during the Battle of Brest, France. He is now buried in the Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-James, D�partement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, weremember.abmc.gov
Source of photo: Frederic Pochauvin