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Joseph E. THIBODEAU
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| NUMBER OF SERVICE | 31466092 | ||||||
| AGE | 34 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 25 October 1910 Haverhill MASSACHUSETTS | ||||||
| ETAT | Suffolk County MASSACHUSETTS | ||||||
| FAMILY | Married : Lillian DUNBAR en 1931 Daughter : Barbara SHAW | ||||||
| RANK | PFC | ||||||
| FONCTION | Fonction | ||||||
| JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | Electrician on a tugboat in BOSTON harbor |  | |||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 1 May 1944 Fort Devens MASSACHUSETTS | ||||||
| COMPANY | Company A | ||||||
| REGIMENT | 262nd Infantry Regiment | ||||||
| DIVISION | 66th Infantry Division | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 24 Décembre 1944 |  | |||||
| STATUS | MIA | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Aboard in USS Léopoldville, In Manche(Channel), off Cherbourg | ||||||
| CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY from Colleville Map Normandy American Cemetery | ||||||
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Arrived on November 26th, 1944 in England, the division polishes up its training until December 24th In the daytime of the departure and the crossing towards France and Normandy. The division embarks on two ships of which the SS Leopoldville which receives 262th and 264th regiment Infantry and leaves Southampton in training(formation) accompanied with four escort ships. Arrived unless 5 miles from Cherbourg, a German submarine U-Boat 486 is in ambush and sends a torpedo to the ship. He is touched on the starboard beam before. 802 soldiers over the 2235 which he(it) transported are killed in this drama. Leopoldville is marine cemetery today. | |||||||
See History of Leopoldville (Click on the picture) 
Barbara SHAW, Daughter of PFC Joseph THIBODEAU |
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| SOURCE INFORMATION & PHOTO | Clive TIRLEMONT - Frédéric LAVERNHE - Leopoldville.org |
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| PROGRAMMER | Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |