Philip W. Nadeau

Company D 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

4th Infantry Division

DOW 11/26/1944

Philip Wayne Nadeau was born in Somerville, Middlesex County, Massachusetts on December 28, 1920.

Prior to entering military service he was a civilian employee at Fort Monmouth
in New Jersey.

He was drafted into the Army on May 23, 1944 at Fort Dix, New Jersey. His home of residence was listed as
Red Bank, Monmouth County, New Jersey and his civilian occupation was listed as
Skilled Mechanics And Repairmen, Motor Vehicles. He had completed grammar school
and was married. His religion was listed as Catholic.

He was assigned to Company D from the 92nd Replacement Battalion on November 21, 1944.

Private Nadeau died on November 26, 1944 of wounds received in action
in the Battle of the Hürtgen Forest.

Above: The entry for Philip W. Nadeau in the casualty lists of the 22nd Infantry
for the month of November 1944, listing him as Seriously Wounded in Action.

Courtesy of John Tomawski

Decorations of Philip W. Nadeau

Above: Newspaper article announcing that Philip Nadeau had been wounded.

From Jaap Vermeere via Julien Woestyn

Philip W. Nadeau was originally buried in the temporary cemetery at Henri-Chapelle
in Block TTT Row 8 Grave 144, and was moved to the permanent cemetery at Henri-Chapelle,
in the 1947-1949 time frame, when the temporary cemeteries were shut down.

Burial:
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial
Henri-Chapelle
Liege, Belgium
Plot D Row 11 Grave 22

Grave marker for Philip W. Nadeau

Photo by Des Philippet
from the
Find A Grave website

Top photo of Philip W. Nadeau from Jaap Vermeere via Julien Woestyn

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