PVT. NADEAU, Omer W
Service number: 20141536
Age: 23
Born: December 18, 1921, Millbury, Massachusetts, USA
Hometown: Hookset, Merrimack County, New Hampshire
Family:
Napoleon Nadeau (father)
Ida (nee Olson Daly) Nadeau (mother)
Arthur Camille Nadeau (brother)
Raymond Nadeau (brother)
Ernest Nadeau (brother)
Doris "Fluerrretta" Nadeau/Gagne (sister)
Rudolph Nadeau (brother)
Thomas Nadeau (brother)
Margaret Irene Nadeau (sister)
Norman Napoleon Nadeau (brother)
Rank: Private
Function: Rifleman
Battalion: 38th Infantry Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: A Company
Date of death: April 15, 1945
Status: Missing In Action
Place of death: Dalhausen, Kreis Höxter, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Spot: Last known duty was near Dalhausen, Germany
Awards/Commendations:
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Bronze Star
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ Army Presidential Unit Citation
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Tablets of the Missing
Cemetery:
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial
Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium
Date of enlistment: September 16, 1940, Concord, New Hampshire
Other information:
Omer Nadeau enlisted in the military on September 16, 1940. Prior to combat, Private Nadeau received training in Louisiana, California and Georgia. He deployed with the 7th Armored Division on June 6, 1944, then to France in August of 1944. He was Missing in action on 15 April 1945, near Dalhausen, Germany, when his Company was part of a Task Force of tanks and Infantry making an attack on an enemy position. Subject casualty was on the lead platoon of tanks when it encountered a heavy artillery barrage. The Infantry dismounted from the tanks to seek cover. The platoon kept moving forward and later when it was being reorganized, PVT Nadeau was not present.
Service number: 20141536
Age: 23
Born: December 18, 1921, Millbury, Massachusetts, USA
Hometown: Hookset, Merrimack County, New Hampshire
Family:
Napoleon Nadeau (father)
Ida (nee Olson Daly) Nadeau (mother)
Arthur Camille Nadeau (brother)
Raymond Nadeau (brother)
Ernest Nadeau (brother)
Doris "Fluerrretta" Nadeau/Gagne (sister)
Rudolph Nadeau (brother)
Thomas Nadeau (brother)
Margaret Irene Nadeau (sister)
Norman Napoleon Nadeau (brother)
Rank: Private
Function: Rifleman
Battalion: 38th Infantry Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: A Company
Date of death: April 15, 1945
Status: Missing In Action
Place of death: Dalhausen, Kreis Höxter, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Spot: Last known duty was near Dalhausen, Germany
Awards/Commendations:
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Bronze Star
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ Army Presidential Unit Citation
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Tablets of the Missing
Cemetery:
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial
Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium
Date of enlistment: September 16, 1940, Concord, New Hampshire
Other information:
Omer Nadeau enlisted in the military on September 16, 1940. Prior to combat, Private Nadeau received training in Louisiana, California and Georgia. He deployed with the 7th Armored Division on June 6, 1944, then to France in August of 1944. He was Missing in action on 15 April 1945, near Dalhausen, Germany, when his Company was part of a Task Force of tanks and Infantry making an attack on an enemy position. Subject casualty was on the lead platoon of tanks when it encountered a heavy artillery barrage. The Infantry dismounted from the tanks to seek cover. The platoon kept moving forward and later when it was being reorganized, PVT Nadeau was not present.
PVT. NADEAU, Omer W
Service number: 20141536
Age: 23
Born: December 18, 1921, Millbury, Massachusetts, USA
Hometown: Hookset, Merrimack County, New Hampshire
Family:
Napoleon Nadeau (father)
Ida (nee Olson Daly) Nadeau (mother)
Arthur Camille Nadeau (brother)
Raymond Nadeau (brother)
Ernest Nadeau (brother)
Doris "Fluerrretta" Nadeau/Gagne (sister)
Rudolph Nadeau (brother)
Thomas Nadeau (brother)
Margaret Irene Nadeau (sister)
Norman Napoleon Nadeau (brother)
Rank: Private
Function: Rifleman
Battalion: 38th Infantry Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: A Company
Date of death: April 15, 1945
Status: Missing In Action
Place of death: Dalhausen, Kreis Höxter, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Spot: Last known duty was near Dalhausen, Germany
Awards/Commendations:
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Bronze Star
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ Army Presidential Unit Citation
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Tablets of the Missing
Cemetery:
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial
Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium
Date of enlistment: September 16, 1940, Concord, New Hampshire
Other information:
Omer Nadeau enlisted in the military on September 16, 1940. Prior to combat, Private Nadeau received training in Louisiana, California and Georgia. He deployed with the 7th Armored Division on June 6, 1944, then to France in August of 1944. He was Missing in action on 15 April 1945, near Dalhausen, Germany, when his Company was part of a Task Force of tanks and Infantry making an attack on an enemy position. Subject casualty was on the lead platoon of tanks when it encountered a heavy artillery barrage. The Infantry dismounted from the tanks to seek cover. The platoon kept moving forward and later when it was being reorganized, PVT Nadeau was not present.
Service number: 20141536
Age: 23
Born: December 18, 1921, Millbury, Massachusetts, USA
Hometown: Hookset, Merrimack County, New Hampshire
Family:
Napoleon Nadeau (father)
Ida (nee Olson Daly) Nadeau (mother)
Arthur Camille Nadeau (brother)
Raymond Nadeau (brother)
Ernest Nadeau (brother)
Doris "Fluerrretta" Nadeau/Gagne (sister)
Rudolph Nadeau (brother)
Thomas Nadeau (brother)
Margaret Irene Nadeau (sister)
Norman Napoleon Nadeau (brother)
Rank: Private
Function: Rifleman
Battalion: 38th Infantry Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: A Company
Date of death: April 15, 1945
Status: Missing In Action
Place of death: Dalhausen, Kreis Höxter, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Spot: Last known duty was near Dalhausen, Germany
Awards/Commendations:
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Bronze Star
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ Army Presidential Unit Citation
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Tablets of the Missing
Cemetery:
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial
Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium
Date of enlistment: September 16, 1940, Concord, New Hampshire
Other information:
Omer Nadeau enlisted in the military on September 16, 1940. Prior to combat, Private Nadeau received training in Louisiana, California and Georgia. He deployed with the 7th Armored Division on June 6, 1944, then to France in August of 1944. He was Missing in action on 15 April 1945, near Dalhausen, Germany, when his Company was part of a Task Force of tanks and Infantry making an attack on an enemy position. Subject casualty was on the lead platoon of tanks when it encountered a heavy artillery barrage. The Infantry dismounted from the tanks to seek cover. The platoon kept moving forward and later when it was being reorganized, PVT Nadeau was not present.
Inscription
PVT, 38th INFANTRY BN, 7th ARMORED DIVISION, NEW HAMPSHIRE
Gravesite Details
Entered the service from New Hampshire.
Family Members
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