- SURNAME
Lacasse
- FORENAME
Joseph Aime
- UNIT
B Company
- RANK
Sergeant
- NUMBER
B/101038
- DATE OF DEATH
14th June 1944
- AGE
24
- GRAVESITE
Hermanville War Cemetery, France 1.N.1
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 23.03.1920, Jackman, Maine, USA
son of Joseph and Mrs Lacasse, Opasatika, Ontario
award M.M.
WIA 6.6.1944
DOW Normandy
DATE OF DEATH:
14-Jun-1944AWARD:
https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?threads/lacasse-joseph-aime.31546/CITATION:
Military Medal : At Le Mesnil on 8 Jun 44 in Coy attach this man showed a very high standard of leadership and courage in that he led his section from assaulting posn across open field which was swept by fire and then onto objective. His section knocked out LMG posn. He was wounded on the thigh by a grenade on objective but still took his section to reorganization area and was wounded twice more in so doing.
WEB LINKS:
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C9036658FINDAGRAVE:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56491110/joseph-aime-lacasse
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