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ROUSSEAU, Joseph Philippe - Date of
birth
26 May 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine -
Hometown
Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
11013567 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
359th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
25 November 1944 - Place of
death
Oberesch, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| J | 44 | 20 |
Immediate family
-
Members
George Rousseau (father)
Marie A. (Croteau) Rousseau (mother)
George A. Rousseau (brother)
Patricia M. Rousseau (sister)
Rita T. Rousseau (sister)
Marie R. Rousseau (sister)
Jean T. Rousseau (brother)
Hilda Rousseau (sister)
More information
Sgt Joseph P. Rousseau attended high school for 4 years and was a salesperson before he joined the Regular Army in Portland, Maine on 5 November 1940.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Sanchez Family Tree, www.findagrave.com - Russ Pickett
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Carolyn Pauline Dion