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Personal info

Full name
LE BEAU, Lawrence Joseph "Frenchy"
Date of birth
19 February 1926
Age
19
Place of birth
South Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut
Hometown
Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut

Military service

Service number
31412721
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
18th Tank Battalion,
8th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
11 April 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
K 11 15

Immediate family

Members
Mestai Le Beau (father)
Elodie (Demers) Le Beau (mother)
Robert A. Le Beau (brother)

More information

Pvt Lawrence J. Le Beau's parents immigrated from Canada in 1924.

He graduated from Norwalk High School in 1943.

He enlisted in October 1944 and was sent overseas in January 1945.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.8th-armored.org, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Naturalization Record of father, www.newspapers.com, www.fold3.com - WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Stichting Adoptie Graven Amerikaanse Begraafplaats Margraten - courtesy of Bert Kleijnen