Pvt Omer Joseph Lemay

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Pvt Omer Joseph Lemay

Birth
Cohoes, Albany County, New York, USA
Death
21 Jun 1945 (aged 28)
Okinawa, Japan
Burial
Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA Add to Map
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Omer was the fourteenth child of (Joseph) Edmond Lemay and (Marie) Josephine Corriveau. He was baptized at St. Marie's Church on January 14, 1917. His Godparents were, Omer Gagnon and Rosaline Turpin. He was born, raised and schooled in Cohoes, New York. He is survived by his parents, five sisters, Mrs. Leo (Josephine) Marcil, Mrs. Leo (Laura) Turpin, Mrs. Joseph (Emeline) Mainville, Mrs. Andrew (Lucie) Bouchard and Mrs. Armand (Marie) Thyot and four brothers Joseph, Albert, Private George (serving in Germany with the U.S. Army) and Ernest Lemay all of Cohoes.
Omer enlisted in the United Stated Army on 22 July 1938 and on 21 July 1941 was honorable discharged as a Corporal. He was in the 26th Infantry, Co C, a Ranger Unit(1938).
He joined the United States Marines 7 Oct 1941 and served with the Second Battalion, 29th Marines, 6 Mar Div. He gave his life for his country on 21 June 1945 at Okinawa, Ryukyu Island, Japan. He received his Purple Heart on 27 July 1945.
His body was moved to the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii
Epitaph Reads:
Omer Joseph Lemay
New York
PFC 29 Marines 6 Mar Div
World War II
Jan 11, 1917 June 21, 1945
Omer was the fourteenth child of (Joseph) Edmond Lemay and (Marie) Josephine Corriveau. He was baptized at St. Marie's Church on January 14, 1917. His Godparents were, Omer Gagnon and Rosaline Turpin. He was born, raised and schooled in Cohoes, New York. He is survived by his parents, five sisters, Mrs. Leo (Josephine) Marcil, Mrs. Leo (Laura) Turpin, Mrs. Joseph (Emeline) Mainville, Mrs. Andrew (Lucie) Bouchard and Mrs. Armand (Marie) Thyot and four brothers Joseph, Albert, Private George (serving in Germany with the U.S. Army) and Ernest Lemay all of Cohoes.
Omer enlisted in the United Stated Army on 22 July 1938 and on 21 July 1941 was honorable discharged as a Corporal. He was in the 26th Infantry, Co C, a Ranger Unit(1938).
He joined the United States Marines 7 Oct 1941 and served with the Second Battalion, 29th Marines, 6 Mar Div. He gave his life for his country on 21 June 1945 at Okinawa, Ryukyu Island, Japan. He received his Purple Heart on 27 July 1945.
His body was moved to the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii
Epitaph Reads:
Omer Joseph Lemay
New York
PFC 29 Marines 6 Mar Div
World War II
Jan 11, 1917 June 21, 1945

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His brother, Ernest's marker has been place here. When and if Ernie's remains are found they will be buried here.

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