LeFrancois Rowell J.

Monuments

26th Division Tablets of the Fallen (WW1)

Name:

Rowell J. LeFrancois

Rank:

Private

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Unit:

102nd Machine Gun Battalion, 26th Infantry Division

Date of Death:

1918-09-26

State:

Vermont

Cemetery:

St. Mihiel American Cem., Thiaucourt, France

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Tablets of the Missing

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Rowell J. LeFrancois was born on July 14, 1894 in West Rutland, Rutland County, Vermont. He was the son of Joseph and Elmire (Leonard) LeFrancois, his name is also listed (as Raoul) on his parents monument at Sacred Heart Cemetery in West Rutland, Vermont. He was a member of the Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and belonged to the Guard d'Lafayette and the St. Jean Baptiste society. He enlisted when the United States entered the war. He served in the U.S. Army during World War I as a Private in the 102nd Machine Gun Battalion, 26th Infantry Division. He was declared "Missing in Action" on September 26, 1918 and is commemorated on Tablets of the Missing, St. Mihiel American Cemetery, Thiaucourt, France.