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Remembering World War II Joseph Georges Jean Legault Royal Canadian Air Force
Joseph Georges Jean Legault Aircraftman Second Class R/259332 Royal Canadian Air Force December 27, 1924 Les Cedres, Quebec June 17, 1943 No. 13 RCAF Recruiting Centre, Montreal, QC Montreal, QC 18 5 feet, 6 inches Dark Brown Brown Single Helper Roman Catholic Albert Legault (Father) September 8, 1943 18 Les Cedres (St. Joseph de Soulanges) Cemetery, Quebec Plot 2, Row 16.
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Joseph Georges Jean Legault was the son of Albert Legault and Bernadette (Massé) Legault of Les Cedres, Quebec, and brother of Oscar Legault, Rosario Legault, Laurent Legault, Bernard Legault, Jean George Legault, Gertrude Legault, Dolores E. Legault, Alberta Legault, and Rita Legault. Joseph played baseball and his elementary schooling was completed at the College du Sacré-Coeur from 1931-39. From 1939-1941 he worked on the farm with his father, in 1941-42 he worked for the Metropolitan Coal Company, Montreal, in 1942 he worked for St- André Transport, and from 1942 until he enlisted, he worked for Zinc Oxide, Montreal. After enlisting in late June of 1943, Joseph was on leave since September 5, 1943, from the No. 1 ‘M’ Depot in Toronto, Ontario when his body was found in the St. Lawrence (Ottawa) River near Ste Anne de Bellevue on September 15th. He had visited his parents while on leave, and was staying near the river at his brother Bernard’s and visiting on September 8th. It was determined his accidental death occurred on September 8, 1943.