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 1922 - 1944

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• Title	Trooper
  Nickname	Homer
  Birth	29 Dec 1922	Clinton, MA
  Gender	Male
  Died	25 Sep 1944	Pas De Calais, France
  Buried	29 Sep 1944	Leubringhen, Pas De Calais, France
  Person ID	I51	Frisch-McGrail | LaFountain Family, Morin Family
  Last Modified	13 Oct 2009 11:47:08
  Father	John Baptiste Morin, b. 11 Nov 1884, St. Helene, Quebec
  Mother	Elmira LaFountain, b. 8 Jun 1889, Ellenburg, New York
  Family ID	F17	Group Sheet

• Headstones	Status: Located.
  	Calais Canadian Military Cemetery Pas De Calais, France

• Notes

  Enlisted in the Canadian Army in 13 Mar 1943. Qualified as a Gunner Operator with Group C of the 6th Canadian Armored Regiment, 1st Hussars on 12 Nov 1943. Left for Europe in 26 Dec 1943. Arrived in England on 3 Jan 1944. Killed In Action on 25 Sep 1944. Burried at Calais Canadian Military Cemetery in St. Inglevert, France, Grace 8, Row F, Plot 7, Leubringhen, France. Died: Trooper Morin, a member of Canadian 6th Armored- 1st Hussars, was killed in action near Pas De Calais as they advanced up the French coast into Belgium in persuit of retreating German forces. He was present at Juno Beach on June 6th, 1944, during the D-Day invasion.