Leo Gerard Chassé

Leo Gerard Chassé[1]

Male 1919 - 1945  (25 years)    Has more than 100 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Leo Gerard Chassé 
    Relationshipwith Therese Nadeau
    Birth 14 Nov 1919  Frenchville, Aroostook County, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Baptism 14 Nov 1919  Ste Luce Catholic Church, Frenchville, Aroostook County, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Gender Male 
    Military Service From Sep 1941 to 11 May 1945 (21 years)  U.S.S. Bunker Hill Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 11 May 1945  USS Bunker Hill off the coast of Okinawa Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Burial 12 May 1945  At sea in the Philippine Sea Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 AncestorsMaxime Chassé,   b. 1882, Frenchville, Aroostook County, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Mar 1970, Frenchville, Aroostook County, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years) 
    Mother AncestorsMarie Picard,   b. 1892, Frenchville, Aroostook County, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jul 1966, Frenchville, Aroostook County, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Marriage 12 Feb 1911  Ste Luce Catholic Church, Frenchville, Aroostook County, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [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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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 14 Nov 1919 - Frenchville, Aroostook County, Maine, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBaptism - 14 Nov 1919 - Ste Luce Catholic Church, Frenchville, Aroostook County, Maine, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 11 May 1945 - USS Bunker Hill off the coast of Okinawa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 12 May 1945 - At sea in the Philippine Sea Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend School Cemetery Hospital/Nursing Home Historical Name Church/Parish Town/City/Commune County/Department State/Province/Region Country Military Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S537] St John Valley Times (Madawaska, Maine weekly newspaper), 24 Jun 1995, page 4.

    2. [S38] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection, Early U.S. French Catholic Church Records, 1695-1954 (Ancestry, Frenchville, Baptemes 1916-1928 image 57.

    3. [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].

    4. [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"].

    5. [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"].

    6. [S537] St John Valley Times (Madawaska, Maine weekly newspaper), 24 Jun 1995, page 29.

    7. [S411] Maine, Marriage Index, 1892-1996, [shows both as residing in Frenchville, so used Ste Luce Catholic Church as the marriage location.].

    8. [S45] Maine Marriage Records 1713-1922, Aroostook > 1911 > C > image 37-38.