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Emile Henri Decauwer Jr. 1914 - 1970

Emile Henri Decauwer Jr. of Lawrence, Essex County, Massachusetts United States was born on October 13, 1914 at 13 Nightingale Ct, in Lawrence, and died at age 55 years old on March 30, 1970 in Pomona, Los Angeles County, CA. Emile Decauwer was buried at Bellevue Cemetery 170 May St, in Lawrence, Essex County, MA.

Emile Henri Decauwer Jr.
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Lawrence, Essex County, Massachusetts United States
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October 13, 1914
13 Nightingale Ct, in Lawrence, Essex County, Massachusetts, 01841, United States
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Pomona, Los Angeles County, California, United States
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  • Introduction

    Emile Henri Decauwer Jr was born on October 13, 1914 in Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA to parents Emile Henri Decauwer Sr (1887-1917) and Rachel Morret VanWeesenbeke (1890-1973). He also had a step father (?) Gaslan VanWeesenbeke (born 1890). On November 12, 1935 he married Raymonde B Dejoncker (born 1914) in Manchester, New Hampshire, USA and the couple lived in Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts. They had a son together, Dennis Decauwer. Emile enlisted on November 18, 1942 in Fort Devens Massachusetts and served in the U.S. Army as part of a tank crew during WWII and fought in the famous battle of the bulge (December 16, 1944 – January 25, 1945) in the Ardennes region of Europe. At that time he was about thirty years old.
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    October 13, 1914
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    13 Nightingale Ct, in Lawrence, Essex County, Massachusetts 01841, United States
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  • Ethnicity & Family History

    He was white. His father and mother were both from France, and his father was born in Roubaix, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France. His step father was from Belgium.

  • Nationality & Locations

    Emile was born and raised in Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts, USA. He lived there for most of his life before moving to and passing away in Pomona, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America.

  • Early Life & Education

    At the time of enlistment, he had completed 1 year of high school.

  • Military Service

    Emile H Decauwer enlisted on November 18, 1942 in Fort Devens Massachusetts (Military serial#: 31255211). He was a private and his terms of enlistment were, "Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law". He served in the U.S. Army as part of a tank crew during WWII and fought in the famous battle of the bulge (December 16, 1944 – January 25, 1945) in the Ardennes region of Europe. At that time he was about thirty years old.

  • Professional Career

    Emile worked as a textile weaver.
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  • Obituary

    Emil was originally from Lawrence, MA and served in the U.S.Army as part of a tank crew during WWII. He fought in the famous battle of the bulge (December 16, 1944 – January 25, 1945) in the Ardennes region of Europe which spans three countries. At that time he was about thirty years old. He survived that battle and the war to return home an example of heroism to all who knew him. He has one child, a son Dennis Decauwer.
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In 1914, in the year that Emile Henri Decauwer Jr. was born, in August, the world's first red and green traffic lights were installed at the corner of East 105th Street and Euclid Avenue in Cleveland Ohio. The electric traffic light had been invented by a policeman in Salt Lake City Utah in 1912.
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In 1927, when he was merely 13 years old, aviator and media darling Charles Lindbergh, age 25, made the first successful solo TransAtlantic flight. "Lucky Lindy" took off from Long Island in New York and flew to Paris, covering  3,600 statute miles and flying for 33 1⁄2-hours. His plane "The Spirit of St. Louis" was a fabric-covered, single-seat, single-engine "Ryan NYP" high-wing monoplane designed by both Lindbergh and the manufacturer's chief engineer.
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Decauwer, Gilbert (Mar 2, 1908 - Feb 1977) Decauwer, Adolphe (Mar 27, 1899 - Nov 1985) Decauwer, John (Aug 30, 1885 - Dec 1973) Decauwer, Ethel (Mar 9, 1901 - Apr 1986) Decauwer, Electra (Nov 6, 1897 - Nov 1974) Decauwer, Louise (Jan 6, 1903 - Feb 1973) Decauwer, Mary (Jan 20, 1885 - Jan 1976) Decauwer, Marguerite (Dec 27, 1894 - Mar 1970) Decauwer, Edward (Jan 6, 1914 - Dec 1975)
Decauwer, Marie (Jul 6, 1892 - Sep 1979) Decauwer, Elizabeth (Dec 2, 1919 - Feb 1980) Decauwer, Emiel (Mar 23, 1918 - Nov 24, 1999) Decauwer, Celine (Mar 6, 1919 - Jul 16, 2008) Decauwer, Camiel (May 1, 1884 - Sep 1962) Decauwer, Candice (Mar 22, 1955 - Dec 31, 2001) Decauwer, Josina (Oct 1, 1922 - Nov 25, 2003) Decauwer, Frederik (Jun 5, 1916 - Dec 30, 1988) Decauwer, Erwin (May 16, 1952 - Jan 6, 2003)
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