LeSueur, Marvin Edwin
Title
LeSueur, Marvin Edwin
Last Name
LeSueur
First and Middle Name
Marvin Edwin
Nicknames or Other Names
Ibid
Hometown
Bristol
County and/or State
Washington County, Virginia
Birth Date
October 12, 1894
Birthplace
Bristol, Virginia
Death Date
April 3, 1954
Place of Death
Portland, Maine
Parents
Harvey Crockett LeSueur and Arabella Mae Hall LeSueur
Siblings
Homer Crockett LeSueur, Frank Baber LeSueur, Clinton W. LeSueur, Ella Mae LeSueur, and Robert Guy LaSueur
Spouse(s)
Kathrene DeGroot LeSueur
Children
Margarida LeSueur, Nancy LeSueur, Harvey LeSueur, and Katherine LeSueur
VPI Graduating Class
1917
Undergraduate Major
Electrical Engineering
Graduated
Yes
Service Branch
Army
Unit
Company M, 318th Infantry Regiment, 80th Division
Rank
Began as Second Lieutenant, promoted to First Lieutenant of Infantry
Retired Rank
Discharged as First Lieutenant of Infantry
Military Events
Trained at Fort Myer and Camp Lee, Virginia and then participated in the Picardy Sector of the Somme Offensive, the St. Mihiel Offensive, and the Meuse Argonne Offensive
Battles or Engagements
Picardy Sector of the Somme Offensive, the St. Mihiel Offensive, and the Meuse Argonne Offensive
Postwar Life
Worked as an electrical engineer with the General Electric Company after the war
Occupation
Electrical Engineer
1927 "Virginia Polytehnic Institute in the World War" booklet
Yes
Bibliography
- 1900 United States Federal Census
- 1910 United States Federal Census
- 1930 United States Federal Census
- 1940 United States Federal Census
- U.S., Consular Reports of Marriages, 1910-1949
- U.S., World War One Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
- War History Commission State of Virginia Military Service Record 1921
- 1910 United States Federal Census
- 1930 United States Federal Census
- 1940 United States Federal Census
- U.S., Consular Reports of Marriages, 1910-1949
- U.S., World War One Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
- War History Commission State of Virginia Military Service Record 1921
Collection
Citation
“LeSueur, Marvin Edwin,” VPI in World War I, accessed November 22, 2024, https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/135.
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