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- US WWII Army Enlistment Records (1938-1946)
Name: Roland J Arbour
Birth Year: 1915; Race: White, citizen; Nativity State or Country: New Hampshire; State: Maine; County or City: York
Enlistment Date: 25 Feb 1942; Enlistment State: Massachusetts; Enlistment City: Fort Devens; Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA; Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA;Grade: Private; Grade Code: Private; Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law; Component: Selectees(Enlisted Men); Source: Civil Life
Education: 1 year of high school; Marital Status: Single, without dependents; Height: 67; Weight: 182
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Sailed on the "Aquitania" into New York, NY, arriving on 04 Oct 1945, returning from war as a "High Score Casual" bound for the Separation Center at Fort Devens, MA. He held the rank of Sgt.
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Foster's Daily Democrat (Dover, NH) -- 07 Sep 1983
Roland Arbour -- Died on 6 Sep 1983 in Methuen, MA. He was born on 22 May 1915 in Dover. Survivors include his sister Mrs. Albert (Jeanette) Butler of Rochester, NH, and two brothers, Wilfred and Normand, both of Biddeford, ME.
Why are Ada and Joan not mentioned in Roland's obit?
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Bio from Facebook on 22 May 2010:
22 May 1915 -- Born in Dover, New Hampshire, Roland J. ARBOUR was the eldest of 6 children of textile mill employees Joseph-Wilfred ARBOUR andOdeline F. GRENIER. Roland spent his formative years in Dover and evenfollowed his parents' path into the local textile mills, but WWII changed everything for the family. Having heard his country's call to duty,Roland enlisted in the Army on 25 February 1942, at Fort Devens, Massachusetts, where he was noted to be 5'7" tall and 182 lbs.Thereafter, hemust have seen some action in Europe in which he was injured. SergeantRoland sailed on the "Aquitania" into New York, NY, arriving on 04 October 1945, returning from war as a "High Score Casual" bound for the Separation Centerat Fort Devens. He settled in Biddeford and Saco, Maine,where he again returned to mill work. Roland then thought to add some stability to his life by marrying when he wed 35-year old Ada T. LESSARD on 22 April 1950 in Saco. Their daughterJoan was born a few years later. Following this, both Roland and Ada were both found living in Salem, NH, but they do not seem to have lived together. At the time of Roland's death in Methuen, MA, on 06 September 1983, neither Ada nor Joan wasmentioned in Roland's obituary. Ada was 86 when she died in Salem on 19 June 2001. Joan was the mother of their only granddaughter prior to Ada's passing.
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US Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
Name: Roland J Arbour
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 22 May 1915
Death Date: 6 Sep 1983
SSN: 002037935
Branch 1: ARMY
Enlistment Date 1: 25 Feb 1942
Release Date 1: 2 Nov 1945
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1915 - 1983 (68 ans)