Name |
Lafayette Joseph Aurel VERMETTE |
Nickname |
Jack |
Born |
17 Jan 1917 |
Caribou, Aroostock, Maine [1] |
Gender |
Male |
Military |
Between 1 Nov 1935 and 29 Feb 1956 [2, 3] |
U.S. Army and U.S. Army Reserve |
- He served as a Technical Sergeant until 9 Nov 1945 when he was commissioned in the U.S. Army Reserves as a Second Lieutenant. He served in that rank until 29 Feb 1956 when he retired as a Master Sergeant at HQ Det 24th Signal Battalion, Ft. Devens, MA with 22 years, 8 months, and 28 days of service..
Army records show:
Name: Lafayette J Vermette
Service Number: RO 6 140 503
Birth Year: 17 Jan 1917
Blood Type: A
Race: Caucasian
Nativity State or Country: Maine
County or City: Androscoggin
Education: Grammar school
Civil Occupation: Accountant
Marital Status at time of entry: Single, without dependents
Height: 72"
Weight: 140 (1945) 156 (1956)
During WWII, he served in:
Karachi, India (9 Nov 43)
Ceylon, India (24 Apr 1944)
New Delhi, India (19 Apr 1945)
He returned to the U.S. from the Asia Pacific Theater on 22 May 1945. He was authorized to wear:
Good Conduct Medal
American Defense Service Ribbon with Bronze Star
Asiatic Pacific Theater Ribbon
American Campaign Medal (w/ 3 overseas bars)
World War II Victory Medal
National Defense Service Medal
|
Physical Description |
9 Nov 1941 |
Portland, Androscoggin, Maine |
5' 10" tall, 135 lbs |
Military |
9 Nov 1941 |
Portland Androscoggin, Maine [3] |
U.S. Army |
- Army serial number 06140503
|
Residence |
30 May 1942 |
Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine |
Physical Description |
24 Sep 1946 |
Fort Dix, New Jersey |
6 ft tall, 140 lbs, brown eyes, brown hair |
Residence |
24 Sep 1946 |
Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine, United States |
Address: 220 Blake St. |
Residence |
1 Apr 1949 |
Augusta, Maine |
Address: Rfd #1 Western Avenue |
Residence |
1956 |
California |
- The family traveled to California by Greyhound bus after Jack retired from the Army.
|
Social Security Number |
566-52-5688 [4] |
_UID |
08E415E971A1D51189730060081E6327EEAD |
Died |
13 Nov 1994 |
Venice, Los Angeles, California [4] |
Person ID |
I9 |
Vermette Family History |
Last Modified |
7 Mar 2020 |
Father |
Thomas Joseph VERMETTE, b. 6 Aug 1885, Caribou, Aroostock, Maine , d. 24 Oct 1937, Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine (Age 52 years) |
Mother |
Delphine CYR, b. Abt Apr 1880, Caribou, Aroostook, Maine, United States , d. 6 Aug 1956, Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine (Age 76 years) |
Married |
17 Jul 1905 |
North Lyndon, Maine [5, 6, 7] |
Address: Sacre-Coeur |
Family ID |
F58 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Doris Germaine LALONDE, b. 4 Apr 1924, Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine , d. 3 Jun 2003, Simi Valley, California (Age 79 years) |
Married |
30 May 1942 |
Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine [8] |
Children |
| 1. Rachael Joanne VERMETTE, b. 21 Aug 1943, Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine , d. 15 Jun 2006, Glendorra, California (Age 62 years) |
| 2. Barbara Anne VERMETTE |
| 3. Beverly Jean VERMETTE, b. 5 Oct 1946, Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine, United States , d. 26 Nov 2019, Thousand Oaks, Los Angeles, California, United States (Age 73 years) |
| 4. Thomas Francis VERMETTE |
| 5. Marlene Theresa VERMETTE |
| 6. Michael Bruce VERMETTE |
| 7. John Robert VERMETTE, b. 26 May 1954, Fort Devins, Ma , d. 3 Jun 2015, Simi Valley, California (Age 61 years) |
| 8. Keith J. VERMETTE, b. 5 Jun 1955, Fort Devins, Ma , d. 15 Jun 1955, Fort Devins, Ma (Age 0 years) |
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Family ID |
F3 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |