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BELIVEAU, Adrien Joseph - Date of
birth
1 October 1922 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Danville, Quebec, Canada -
Hometown
Keene, Cheshire County, New Hampshire
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31268319 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
66th Armored Regiment,
2nd Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
14 September 1944 - Place of
death
Near Albert Canal, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 15 | 73 |
Immediate family
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Members
Emile Beliveau (father)
Elmira (Bedard) Beliveau (mother)
Yvonne Beliveau (sister)
Margaret Beliveau (sister)
Paul Beliveau (brother)
Jeanette M. (Alphonse) Beliveau (wife)
Roger Beliveau (son)
Norman Beliveau (son)
More information
Pvt Adrien J. Beliveau worked at a heel factory, where they made shoes, in Keene, New Hampshire. He also worked at a furniture factory and as a weaver at a textile factory in West Swanzey, New Hampshire, where he met his future wife, Jeannette Alphonse. They married about a year later on 30 May 1942.He enlisted in Manchester, New Hampshire on 24 March 1943.
Pvt Beliveau was killed by a gun shot wound in the abdomen.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Fosse, Belgium on 15 September 1944. He was given his final resting place at Henri-Chapelle on 17 November 1948.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Aimee Fogg, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Jeannette Beliveau