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Personal info

Full name
LEMIEUX, John Joseph
Date of birth
7 January 1913
Age
31
Place of birth
North Grosvenor Dale, Windham County, Connecticut
Hometown
Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut
Ethnicity
White

Military service

Service number
31440335
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
2nd Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Charey, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 3 49

Immediate family

Members
Frederick Lemieux (father)
Rose A. (Barriere) Lemieux (mother)
Pamela R. Lemieux (sister)
Mary R. Lemieux (sister)
Osilda Lemieux (sister)

More information

Pvt John J. Lemieux was a textile worker, employed by the Powdrell Alexander Inc. before he enlisted in Hartford, Connecticut on 27 October 1943.

He was killed in action by artillery shell fragments.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.ancestry.com, www.findagrave.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Moselle Memorial History

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