Melvin E. Barbeau (1925 - 1944)

Born 1925 in Illinois, United States

Died 16 Sep 1944 at about age 19 in France

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Biography

This profile is part of the Barbeau Name Study.

Melvin Barbeau has French origins.

Melvin Barbeau was Killed in Action during World War II.

Research Notes:

Note: The 1940 census and his obituary both list his year of birth as 1925.

Note His possible World War II Draft Registration reference lists November 21, 1924 Chester Illinois. However this needs confirmation. ^[1]

United States Census, 1940

Melvin E Barbeau

Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Ward 4, St. Louis, St. Louis City, St. Louis City, Missouri, United States Gender: Male Age: 15 Marital Status: Single Race: White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Stepson

Birthplace: Illinois Birth Year (Estimated): 1925

Household

Charles Young Head Male 37 Oklahoma

Florence M Young Wife Female 37 Illinois

Vivian Young Daughter Female 13 Missouri

Melvin E Barbeau Stepson Male 15 Illinois

Dorothy J Barbeau Stepdaughter Female 12 Missouri ^[2]

Military Service

Melvin E. Barbeau World War II

Service # 37610564

Rank Private, U.S. Army

Unit 2nd Regiment, 1st Special Service Force

Entered Service From Missouri

Date of Death September 16, 1944

Buried Plot A Row 4 Grave 7 Rhone American Cemetery Draguignan, France

Purple Heart

^[3][4]

Memorial

Pvt Melvin E Barbeau

(1st Airborne Task Force, Private, 2nd regiment, SP SV Force)

Memorial

Birth: unknown Death: Sep. 16, 1944

Note: Entered the service from Missouri.

Burial:

Rhone American Cemetery and Memorial Draguignan Departement du Var Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Created by: CWGC/ABMC (Credit) Record added: Aug 07, 2010 Find A Grave Memorial# 56510420 ^{[5] [6]}

Melvin E. Barbeau

World War II

Service # 37610564

Rank Private, U.S. Army

Unit 2nd Regiment, 1st Special Service Force

Entered Service From Missouri

Date of Death September 16, 1944

Buried Plot A Row 4 Grave 7 Rhone American Cemetery Draguignan, France

Purple Heart ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ [( https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSJH-899L-S?i=2514&cc=2759143&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AQLX1-FYM9)]
2. ↑ [( "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K74V-JXZ : accessed 14 March 2018), Melvin E Barbeau in household of Charles Young, Ward 4, St. Louis, St. Louis City, St. Louis City, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 96-85, sheet 9A, line 3, family 155, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2184.)]
3. ↑ [(https://www.abmc.gov/node/420415)]
4. ↑ [(https://www.fold3.com/record/529923460/melvin-e-barbeau-american-battle-monuments-commission)]
5. ↑ [(https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Barbeau&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GScntry=7&GSob=n&GRid=56510420&df=all&)]
6. ↑ [(http://1stabtf.com/blog/wall-of-remembrance/1st_airborne_task_force/)]
7. ↑ [(https://www.abmc.gov/node/420415)]

• http://www.database-memoire.eu/prive/fr/autres-cimetieres-fr-2/330-liste-soldats-cimetiere-rhones-de-a-a-k
• Certificate: https://www.abmc.gov/print/certificate/420415