Blanchette Guy Andre

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Guy Andre Blanchette is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Canadian Vietnam Veterans' Memorial - The North Wall

Name:

Guy Andre Blanchette

Rank:

Sergeant

Serial Number:

003341616

Unit:

197th Field Artillery Brigade, 23rd Artillery Group

Date of Death:

1969-08-26

State:

New Hampshire

Cemetery:

Mount Calvary Cemetery, Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA

Plot:

Section A

Row:

Lot 118

Grave:

Decoration:

Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart

Comments:

Guy Andre Blanchette was born on November 30, 1946, in Saint-G�rard, Estrie Region, Quebec, Canada. He was the son of Gerard Blanchette and Juliette Blanchette.

SGT Blanchette was a New Hampshire National Guardsman called up to serve in South Vietnam. At the time of his death, he was serving in Battery A, 3rd Battalion, 197th Artillery, 23rd Artillery Group, 2nd Field Force. Only a few days before they were to return home, he and four others were killed when their 5-ton truck hit a land mine on Highway 13, known as "Thunder Road," about 32 miles from Saigon.

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