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NADEAU, Omer W - Date of
birth
18 December 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Massachusetts -
Hometown
Hooksett, Merrimack County, New Hampshire
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
20141536 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
A Company,
38th Armored Infantry Battalion,
7th Armored Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
15 April 1945 - Place of
death
Dalhausen, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Napoleon Nadeau (father)
Ida (Daley) Nadeau (mother)
More information
Omer Nadeau enlisted on 16 September 1940.He was reported missing in action on 15 April 1945 when his Company was part of a Task Force of tanks and infantry making an attack on an enemy position. His tank was on the lead platoon when it encountered a heavy artillery barrage. The Infantry dismounted from the tanks to seek cover. The platoon kept moving forward and later when it was being reorganized, Pvt Nadeau was not present.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Aimee Fogg, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, 7tharmddiv.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Mary Nadeau