When Emilien G. Livernois was born on January 4, 1924, in Maine, his father, Philippe, was 42 and his mother, Alice, was 42. He had five brothers and three sisters. He enlisted in the Army on February 18, 1943 in Portland, Maine. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Sales clerk and also as Single, without dependents. Emilien served as a Private First Class, 26th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division, U.S. Army during World War II. He resided in Cumberland County, Maine prior to the war. Emilien was "Killed In Action" in Germany during the war and was awarded the Purple Heart with One Oak Leaf Cluster.