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LE JEUNE, Arthur Andre Jr - Date of
birth
12 August 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Abbeville, Vermillion Parish, Louisiana -
Hometown
Kaplan, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
18149406 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
357th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
15 March 1945 - Place of
death
North of Kattenes, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 10 | 7 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Arthur A. Le Jeune (father)
Maude W. (Womack) Le Jeune (mother)
Sterling W. Le Jeune (brother)
Linden Le Jeune (sister)
Patricia Le Jeune (sister)
More information
T/5 Arthur A. Le Jeune Jr. graduated from Louisiana State University and was a clerk before he volunteered for the Army of the United States in New Orleans, Louisiana, on 18 August 1942.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930 Census, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, World War Two Veterans