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Amédee Poirier (1897 - 1918)

Pvt. Amédee Poirier
Born in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Biography

Pvt Amédee Poirier served in the United States Army in World War I
Service started:
Unit(s): Infantry Regiment=26th Division
Service ended: 24 June 1918 KIA

Amédee Poirier was born ion 2 January 1897 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts. His parents were Andre Poirier and Emélie Legere.[1]

At the outbreak of World War I, Amédee joined the United States Army and was assigned to the 26th Infantry Division. This division was formed on 18 July 1917 and activated the following month at the Massachusetts Military Reservation (today known as Camp Edwards) in Barnstable County, Massachusetts.[2][3] Nicknamed the "Yankee Division", the outfit was quickly deployed to Europe. The division arrived in Saint-Nazaire, France on 21 September as part of the American Expeditionary Force. Because most of the recruits were new to military service, they moved to Neufchâteau in Northeastern France for training. They spent their initial months in the field in a quiet sector of the Western Front before relieving the 1st Division near Saint-Mihiel on 3 April.

From this time the 26th Division experienced almost nightly encounters with ambush parties as well as constant harassing enemy artillery fire. Heavy bombardments and fighting occurred on 20 April, 27 May and 16 June. The Division was relieved on 28 June and moved by train to Meaux on the River Marne, but not before Amédee became one of the war's casualties.[4]

Amédee Poirier was Killed in Action on 24 June 1918 in France.[5] VFW Post 3260 Private A Poirier in New Bedford, Massachusetts is named after him. A cenotaph erected to his memory can be seen in the Sacred Heart New Cemetery in New Bedford, Massachusetts.[6]

Sources

  1. "Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FXXX-N73 : 11 March 2018), Amedee Poirier, 02 Jan 1897, New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States; citing reference ID #p275e6, Massachusetts Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,843,698.
  2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Edwards
  3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/26th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)
  4. "United States, World War I American Expeditionary Forces Deaths, 1917-1919", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPHW-KMVZ : 3 December 2019), Amedee Poirier, .
  5. "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7188-GGPZ : 23 October 2019), Amedee Poirier Or Porier, 25 Jul 1918; citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985), various roll numbers.
  6. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/157943162/am%C3%A9d%C3%A9e-poirier : accessed 04 January 2022), memorial page for Amédée Poirier (2 Jan 1897–24 Jul 1918), Find a Grave Memorial ID 157943162, citing Sacred Heart New Cemetery, New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Albert Ledoux (contributor 46511171) .




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