Leo Gerard Chassé[1]
1919 - 1945 (25 years) Has more than 100 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.-
Name Leo Gerard Chassé Relationship with Therese Nadeau Birth 14 Nov 1919 Frenchville, Aroostook County, Maine, USA [2] Baptism 14 Nov 1919 Ste Luce Catholic Church, Frenchville, Aroostook County, Maine, USA [3] Gender Male Military Service From Sep 1941 to 11 May 1945 (21 years) U.S.S. Bunker Hill Death 11 May 1945 USS Bunker Hill off the coast of Okinawa [4] Burial 12 May 1945 At sea in the Philippine Sea [5] Patriarch & Matriarch François Chasséy (7 x Great Grandfather)
Edith Albert, b. 1869 d. 9 Mar 1894 (Age 25 years) (Grandmother)Siblings 4 brothers and 3 sisters Person ID I23768 Antoine_Roy Last Modified 25 Mar 2018
Father Maxime Chassé, b. 1882, Frenchville, Aroostook County, Maine, USA d. 24 Mar 1970, Frenchville, Aroostook County, Maine, USA (Age 88 years) Mother Marie Picard, b. 1892, Frenchville, Aroostook County, Maine, USA d. 28 Jul 1966, Frenchville, Aroostook County, Maine, USA (Age 74 years) Marriage 12 Feb 1911 Ste Luce Catholic Church, Frenchville, Aroostook County, Maine, USA [6, 7, 8] Age at Marriage He : ~ 29 years and 2 months - She : ~ 19 years and 2 months. Family ID F7821 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Sources - [S537] St John Valley Times (Madawaska, Maine weekly newspaper), 24 Jun 1995, page 4.
- [S38] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection, Early U.S. French Catholic Church Records, 1695-1954 (Ancestry, Frenchville, Baptemes 1916-1928 image 57.
- [S38] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection, Early U.S. French Catholic Church Records, 1695-1954 (Ancestry, Frenchville, Baptemes 1916-1928 image 57,
[Godparents were Rémi Martin and Zeline Rossignol]. - [S536] Kennedy, Maxwell Taylor, Danger's Hour: Bunker Hill, [The Maps shows that "USS Bunker Hill struck by Kamikazes. Latitude and longitude when clicking the Directions show "USS Bunker Hill struck by Kamikazes@25.378772,129.693604"].
- [S536] Kennedy, Maxwell Taylor, Danger's Hour: Bunker Hill, [The Maps shows that "At three minutes after noon on Saturday, May 12, about 380 miles south-southwest of Naha Town, Captain Seitz ordered the flag brought to half staff for the burial at sea of 352 officers, crew, airmen and members of Admiral's staff from the USS Bunker Hill. The service lasted until sunset. It was the largest burial at sea of American personnel in the history of the U.S. Navy." Latitude and longitude when clicking the Directions show "Burial at sea@21.677848,131.21521"].
- [S537] St John Valley Times (Madawaska, Maine weekly newspaper), 24 Jun 1995, page 29.
- [S411] Maine, Marriage Index, 1892-1996, [shows both as residing in Frenchville, so used Ste Luce Catholic Church as the marriage location.].
- [S45] Maine Marriage Records 1713-1922, Aroostook > 1911 > C > image 37-38.