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NADEAU, Philip Wayne - Date of
birth
28 December 1920 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Somerville, Middlesex County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Red Bank, Monmouth County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
42142146 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
D Company,
1st Battalion,
22nd Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
26 November 1944 - Place of
death
Grosshau, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 11 | 22 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Edmond R. Nadeau (brother)
Nellie A. (Cusumano) Nadeau (wife)
More information
Pvt Philip W. Nadeau was a mechanic and repairman of motor vehicles.He enlisted at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 23 May 1944 and trained at Camp Croft, South Carolina and Fort Meade, Maryland.
He had been overseas since 13 November 1944.
Source of information: Danny van der Groen, Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, www.newspapers.com - Asbury Park Press
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, The Daily Register 14 December 1944, www.ancestry.com - ETownsend70