U.S. Army · Service Number 11187717
Company C, 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment,
2nd Infantry Division
Gérard Dubay was last observed being taken prisoner while fighting enemy forces in South Korea. On December 31, 1953, his official status was changed to Presumed Killed In Action. Dubay's remains were never recovered and his name was later inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, Hawaii.
January 5, 1954
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
'Corporal Gérard Dubay Now Declared Dead'
Official word has been received of the death of Corporal Gé- rard L. J. Dubay, in Korea, by his mother Mrs. Anna Dubay of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Mrs. Dubay was notified in a let- ter received Saturday from Major General William E. Bergin, the adjutant general. Corporal Dubay had been missing in action in Korea since May of 1951, two months after he was sent there. He enlisted in the Army in October of 1948 after graduating from the Traip Academy in Kittery, Maine, and served with Company C of the 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Divi- sion.
A native of St-Léonard-Parent, New Brunswick, Canada, Gé- rard was born on October 11, 1930, a son of Anna M. (Soucy) Dubé and the late Napoléon Dubé. He resided in Kittery for a short time before moving to Portsmouth about twelve years ago.
Besides his mother, he is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Régina Croteau, Mrs. Lucille Croteau, and Mrs. Yvette Croteau, as well as five brothers, Joël, Jean-Paul, Fidèle, Patrick, and Roméo Dubay, all of Portsmouth.
January 12, 1954
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
'Services For Corporal Gérard L. J. Dubay'
Services for Corporal Gérard L. J. Dubay, officially reported dead in Korea, were held Saturday at the Church of the Im- maculate Conception. Conducting the service was the Rever- end Warren Regan, with the Reverend Thomas F. Duffy seated in the sanctuary. Music was furnished by the liturgical choir of the church under the direction of Mrs. Howard P. Jackson, or- ganist. Included in attendance were delegations of the Frank E. Booma American Legion Post, headed by Dana Armstrong, commander; Frank J. Riley, chaplain; Floyd Daley, bugler; John Curran, sergeant at arms; Gerald Kelliher, junior vice command- er; Thomas H. Berriman, senior vice commander; Frank Law- rence, who served as color guard; and Elizabeth Armstrong, Auxiliary president. Also attending were delegations from the Service Mothers Club, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Gold Star Mothers, and the Disabled American Veterans.
Corporal Dubay was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat In- fantryman's Badge, the Prisoner of War Medal, the Korean Ser- vice Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National De- fense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation, and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Thank you for your service, cousin. Rest in peace.
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GÉRARD DUBAY's FAMILY
His Parents:
Napoléon 'Paul' Dubé 1868-1935 [age 67]
and Anna M. (Soucy) Dubé 1900-1995 [age 95]
married May 5, 1919
St-Léonard-Parent, Madawaska, N.B., Canada
His 10 Siblings:
· Joseph S. 'Joël' Dubé 1920-2015 [age 94]
· Jean-Paul Dubé 1921-1998 [age 76]
· Fidèle E. Dubé 1923-1982 [age 59]
· Patrick A. Dubé 1925-1995 [age 70]
· Régina L. (Dubé) Croteau 1926-2000 [age 73]
· Lucille A. (Dubé) [Croteau] Tibbetts 1927-1968 [age 40]
· Yvette T. (Dubé) Croteau 1929-2009 [age 79]
· Robert Dubé 1932-1932 [age 6 months]
· Clermont Dubé 1934-1935 [age 8 months]
· Roméo Dubé
His Grandparents:
· André Dubé
and Adélaide Lebel
· Édmond J. Soucy 1874-1969 [age 94]
and Flavie M. (Cormier) Soucy 1881-1901 [age 20]
U.S. Army · Service Number 11187717
Company C, 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment,
2nd Infantry Division
Gérard Dubay was last observed being taken prisoner while fighting enemy forces in South Korea. On December 31, 1953, his official status was changed to Presumed Killed In Action. Dubay's remains were never recovered and his name was later inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, Hawaii.
January 5, 1954
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
'Corporal Gérard Dubay Now Declared Dead'
Official word has been received of the death of Corporal Gé- rard L. J. Dubay, in Korea, by his mother Mrs. Anna Dubay of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Mrs. Dubay was notified in a let- ter received Saturday from Major General William E. Bergin, the adjutant general. Corporal Dubay had been missing in action in Korea since May of 1951, two months after he was sent there. He enlisted in the Army in October of 1948 after graduating from the Traip Academy in Kittery, Maine, and served with Company C of the 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Divi- sion.
A native of St-Léonard-Parent, New Brunswick, Canada, Gé- rard was born on October 11, 1930, a son of Anna M. (Soucy) Dubé and the late Napoléon Dubé. He resided in Kittery for a short time before moving to Portsmouth about twelve years ago.
Besides his mother, he is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Régina Croteau, Mrs. Lucille Croteau, and Mrs. Yvette Croteau, as well as five brothers, Joël, Jean-Paul, Fidèle, Patrick, and Roméo Dubay, all of Portsmouth.
January 12, 1954
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
'Services For Corporal Gérard L. J. Dubay'
Services for Corporal Gérard L. J. Dubay, officially reported dead in Korea, were held Saturday at the Church of the Im- maculate Conception. Conducting the service was the Rever- end Warren Regan, with the Reverend Thomas F. Duffy seated in the sanctuary. Music was furnished by the liturgical choir of the church under the direction of Mrs. Howard P. Jackson, or- ganist. Included in attendance were delegations of the Frank E. Booma American Legion Post, headed by Dana Armstrong, commander; Frank J. Riley, chaplain; Floyd Daley, bugler; John Curran, sergeant at arms; Gerald Kelliher, junior vice command- er; Thomas H. Berriman, senior vice commander; Frank Law- rence, who served as color guard; and Elizabeth Armstrong, Auxiliary president. Also attending were delegations from the Service Mothers Club, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Gold Star Mothers, and the Disabled American Veterans.
Corporal Dubay was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat In- fantryman's Badge, the Prisoner of War Medal, the Korean Ser- vice Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National De- fense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation, and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Thank you for your service, cousin. Rest in peace.
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GÉRARD DUBAY's FAMILY
His Parents:
Napoléon 'Paul' Dubé 1868-1935 [age 67]
and Anna M. (Soucy) Dubé 1900-1995 [age 95]
married May 5, 1919
St-Léonard-Parent, Madawaska, N.B., Canada
His 10 Siblings:
· Joseph S. 'Joël' Dubé 1920-2015 [age 94]
· Jean-Paul Dubé 1921-1998 [age 76]
· Fidèle E. Dubé 1923-1982 [age 59]
· Patrick A. Dubé 1925-1995 [age 70]
· Régina L. (Dubé) Croteau 1926-2000 [age 73]
· Lucille A. (Dubé) [Croteau] Tibbetts 1927-1968 [age 40]
· Yvette T. (Dubé) Croteau 1929-2009 [age 79]
· Robert Dubé 1932-1932 [age 6 months]
· Clermont Dubé 1934-1935 [age 8 months]
· Roméo Dubé
His Grandparents:
· André Dubé
and Adélaide Lebel
· Édmond J. Soucy 1874-1969 [age 94]
and Flavie M. (Cormier) Soucy 1881-1901 [age 20]
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