PRIVATE LIONEL W. FELTEAU, 31426444 KIA

PRIVATE LIONEL W. FELTEAU, 31426444 KIA US Army. Private Felteau attended Steven Barker School, Methuen, Mass., and was then employed at the L. H. Hamel Leather Co. and the Bethlehem Steel Co., East Boston, Mass. He enlisted in the Army December 9, 1943, and was assigned to Camp Croft, S. C. He served in Company A, 318th Infantry, 80th Infantry Division. He was shipped overseas August 10, 1944. Private Felteau lost his life on October 24, 1944, while on a patrol mission in the vicinity of Nomeny, France. He and another soldier had rowed the patrol across the Seille River. After leaving it on the enemy side, they rowed back to await its return. As the boat reached the shore, he was accidentally killed. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Ella NI. Felteau, 1462 Broadway; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Zephirin Felteau, of 686 Haverhill St., Lawrence,Mass.; he also had four sisters, and three brothers.

PRIVATE LIONEL W. FELTEAU, 31426444 KIA US Army. Private Felteau attended Steven Barker School, Methuen, Mass., and was then employed at the L. H. Hamel Leather Co. and the Bethlehem Steel Co., East Boston, Mass. He enlisted in the Army December 9, 1943, and was assigned to Camp Croft, S. C. He served in Company A, 318th Infantry, 80th Infantry Division. He was shipped overseas August 10, 1944. Private Felteau lost his life on October 24, 1944, while on a patrol mission in the vicinity of Nomeny, France. He and another soldier had rowed the patrol across the Seille River. After leaving it on the enemy side, they rowed back to await its return. As the boat reached the shore, he was accidentally killed. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Ella NI. Felteau, 1462 Broadway; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Zephirin Felteau, of 686 Haverhill St., Lawrence,Mass.; he also had four sisters, and three brothers.

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