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Personal info

Full name
LA BERGE, Joseph Louis Henry
Date of birth
22 December 1911
Age
32
Place of birth
Ottawa-Carleton, Ontario, Canada
Hometown
Rochester, Monroe County, New York

Military service

Service number
42087519
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
109th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 November 1944
Place of death
In the Vossenack / Germeter area, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
C 17 10

Immediate family

Members
Alexander La Berge (father)
Sophie (Montreuil) La Berge (mother)
Joseph E. A. P. La Berge (brother)
Josephine V. E. A. La Berge (sister)
Lorette La Berge (sister)
Eudore J. La Berge (brother)
Marie F. A. La Berge (sister)
Gerald La Berge (brother)
Gisele La Berge (sister)
Viola M. (Stewart) La Berge (wife)
Louis H. La Berge (son)
Sandra M. La Berge (daughter)

More information

Pvt Joseph L. La Berge enlisted in Ft Dix, New Jersey on 9 March 1944. He was employed by Bausch & Lomb Optical Company prior to entering the service. He went overseas in August. A native of Canada, he came to Rochester, New York in 1926.

Source of information: André Koch, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Recor/ 1930/1940 Census / Montroy Family Tree, www.newspapers.com - Democrat and Chronicle

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.newspapers.com - Democrat and Chronicle