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LEVASSEUR, Thomas L - Date of
birth
13 May 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine -
Hometown
Androscoggin County, Maine
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31323786 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
HQ Company,
1st Battalion,
513th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
8 February 1945 - Place of
death
Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 11 | 15 |
Immediate family
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Members
Albert J. Levasseur (father)
Amanda (Beauchesne) Levasseur (mother)
Romeo Levasseur (brother)
Robert Levasseur (brother)
Juliette Levasseur (sister)
Doris Levasseur (sister)
More information
Pvt. Levasseur attended Lewiston High School and was employed at the Continental mill before he enlisted on 23 July 1943. He rwas sent overseas in August 1944.
Source of information: The Lewiston Daily Sun - 1 March 1945, www.ancestry.com, Laggasse Family Tree, http://www.ww2-airborne.us/
Photo source: Aimee Fogg, The Lewiston Daily Sun - 1 March 1945