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orld War II Veteran killed in action during the Italy Campaign.
Timeline
Birth- Oct 18, 1920
Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana
1939 - 1945World War II- Ages: 23 - 22 years
Served For
United States of America
Conflict Period
World War II
Branch
Army
Rank
Private E-2
Unit
Third Rangers
Enlistment- Aug 15, 1942-Age: 22 years
Camp Livingston, Texas
Private
Battle- Jan 30, 1944-Age: 23 years
Cisterna, Italy
Casualty- Jan 30, 1944-Age: 23 years
Killed in Action
Cisterna, Italy
Award
Purple Heart, EAME Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge
Death- Jan 30, 1944-Age: 23 years
Killed in action
Cisterna, Italy WW II
Burial- Sep 30, 1948
Saint Mary Magdalen Cemetery and Mausoleum, Abbeville, Louisiana (Reburial)
Other Facts
Full Name
Clenis Joseph "J. B." LeBlanc
Also Known As
J. B.
Father
Otto LeBlanc (1898-1985 age 86)
Full Name
Clenis Joseph LeBlanc
Mother
Bernadette Bertrand LeBlanc (1897-1985 age 88)
Sibling
Brothers, Abbey, C. B. and sister Cecile Marie
Gender
Male
Place of Residence
Louisiana
Race or Ethnicity
White
