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Eugene Joseph LeBlanc (1918 - 2012)

Eugene Joseph "Gene" LeBlanc
Born in Ascension Parish, Louisiana, USAmap
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Husband of — married about 27 Apr 1946 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United Statesmap
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Died at age 93 in Belle Chasse, Plaquemines, Louisiana, United Statesmap
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Biography

Birth

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Eugene LeBlanc is a descendant of an Acadian
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Eugene LeBlanc lived in Louisiana.

Eugene LeBlanc was born on 9 Oct 1918 in Ascension Parish, Louisiana, USA. He was the son of Joisant LeBlanc and Jeanne Alonzo. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

Military

First Scout Eugene LeBlanc served in the United States Army in World War II
Service started: 09 Oct 1941
Unit(s): 121st Infantry Regiment
Service ended:

Eugene served as a scout with the 121st infantry as part of the 8th Infantry Division. He enlisted 9 Oct 1941, Jacksonville Army Airfield, Florida. [9] Almost 3 years later, he landed in Normandy, France with his unit one month after D-day. "The first elements of the Regiment disembarked at 0130 on the 4th of July without a loss of an Officers or EM. Movement was immediately made to bivouac area in vicinity of Montebourg..." [10] Eugene was injured during the war probably somewhere south of La Haye-du-Puits (today La Haye), Manche, France and earned the Purple Heart for his service.

Marriage

Eugene married Lola Joan Chernick on April 27, 1946, in Chicago, Illinois, USA. They had six children.

Residence

1920. Grosse Tete, Iberville, Louisiana. [2]

1930. 49 Old Spanish Trail, Waggaman, Police Jury Ward 5, Jefferson, Louisiana. [1]

1935-1993. New Orleans, LA. [5]

1 Apr 1940. Relation to Head of House: Son. 235 Morgan St., New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States. [3][8]

Oct 1941. Jacksonville Army Airfield, Florida. [9]

Death

Eugene died on June 16, 2012, in Belle Chasse, Louisiana, USA. [4][6][7] He was buried in Westlawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Gretna, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, USA. [6]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Source: #S-2045984177 Year: 1930; Census Place: Police Jury Ward 5, Jefferson, Louisiana; Roll: 796; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 14; Image: 831.0. Birth date: abt 1919 Birthplace: Residence date: 1930 Residence place: Police Jury Ward 5, Jefferson, Louisiana</line><line /> Note: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1930usfedcen&h=34906305&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Ancestry Record 6224 #34906305
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Source: #S-2045963283 Year: 1920; Census Place: Grosse Tete, Iberville, Louisiana; Roll: T625_614; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 64; Image: . Birth date: abt 1918 Birthplace: Louisiana Residence date: 1920 Residence place: Grosse Tete, Iberville, Louisiana</line><line /> Note: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1920usfedcen&h=57077343&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Ancestry Record 6061 #57077343
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Source: #S-1319002954 Year: 1940; Census Place: New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana; Roll: T627_1434; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 36-414. Birth date: abt 1919 Birthplace: Louisiana Residence date: 1 Apr 1940 Residence place: New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States</line><line /> Note: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1940usfedcen&h=122487823&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Ancestry Record 2442 #122487823
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Source: #S-2045984323 Issue State: Louisiana; Issue Date: Before 1951 Ancestry Record 3693 #92337359
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Source: #S-2045875160 Ancestry Record 1732 #364701015
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Source: #S-1342271405 Ancestry Record 70611 #2099455
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Source: #S-2045027415 Publication Date: 18 Jun 2012; Publication Place: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Ancestry Record 7545 #134134291
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Source: #S-890788186 The National Archives Southeast Region; Atlanta, GA; Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975; Record Group: RG 147; Class: RG147, North Carolina World War II Draft Registration Cards Ancestry Record 2238 #4961379
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Source: #S-1332858560 Ancestry Record 8939 #6921656
  10. ↑ Friends of the 8th Division, Record of Events, 4 July 1944 - 31 July 1944, Major Willis J. Adams.

See also:

  • Source: S-1319002954 1940 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627 Record Collection 2442
  • Source: S-1332858560 U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 National Archives and Records Administration Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.Original data - Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946 [Archival Database]; World War II Army Enlistment Records; Records of the National Archives and Records Administrati Record Collection 8939
  • Source: S-2045027415 United States Obituary Collection Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - See newspaper information provided with each entry. Original data: See newspaper information provided with each entry. Record Collection 7545
  • Source: S-2045875160 U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 2 Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.Original data - Merlin Data Publishing Corporation, comp. Voter Registration Lists, Public Record Filings, Historical Residential Records, and Other Household Database Listings. Merli Record Collection 1732
  • Source: S-2045963283 1920 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data - Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Reco Record Collection 6061
  • Source: S-2045984177 1930 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, Record Collection 6224
  • Source: S-2045984323 Social Security Death Index Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.Original data - Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration. Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security D Record Collection 3693
  • Source: S-890788186 U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2011 Provo, UT, USA Record Collection 2238




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