Leon Normand Doucet (1945 - 1967)

Born 8 Sep 1945 in New Hampshire, United States

Died 5 Feb 1967 at age 21 in Quảng Nam, Vietnam

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Biography

Corporal Leon Doucet served in the United States Marine Corps in the Vietnam War
Service started:
Unit(s): Bravo Company, 1st Battalion
Service ended: 5 Feb 1967

CPL Leon Doucet was Killed in Action during the Vietnam War.

Leon Normand Doucet was born on September 8, 1945. He was the son of son of Norman N. Doucet and Jeanette N. Doucet.

He was from Manchester, New Hampshire.

He joined the United States Marines on July, 1965.

Leon became a Corporal with Company B, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st MARDIV (Rein) FMF.

He was killed in action in Quang Nam, Vietnam on February 5, 1967 during the Vietnam War.

Burial

Saint Augustin Cemetery, Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA

CPL Leon Normand Doucet is honored on the Vietnam Veterans Wall of Faces, Panel 14E Line 122.

Sources

https://www.vvmf.org/Wall-of-Faces/13767/LEON-N-DOUCET/ https://www.virtualwall.org/dd/0d.htm Find A Grave: Memorial #132185935

https://www.1stb1stm.com/

https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=197&rid=43378

United States Military Personnel who Died During the Vietnam War, 1956-2003

"United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6KM3-FGV5 : 10 February 2023), Leon Doucet, .

"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JBK6-JWG : 7 January 2021), Leon N Doucet, 05 Feb 1967; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

United States Casualties of the Vietnam War, 1956-1998

"United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:6X54-D72K : Sun Jan 29 20:00:17 UTC 2023), Entry for Leon L Doucet and Raymond Doucet, 10 April 1950.

"United States Military Personnel who Died During the Vietnam War, 1956-2003", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXXY-HY6 : 22 January 2021), Leon Normand Doucet, .

"United States Casualties of the Vietnam War, 1956-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXZW-R9B : 12 December 2014), Leon Normand Doucet, NARA NAID 306742, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.