Rolland Patrick Morneault
Abt 1928 - 1953 (~ 25 years)
Has more than 100 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.
- 1959
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Name Rolland Patrick Morneault Relationship 
with Marie Therese Nadeau Born Abt 1928 Grand Isle, Aroostook County, Maine, USA 
[1] Gender Male Military Service1953 Outpost Queen, Korea [2] Died 27 Jul 1953 Outpost Queen, Korea [3] Siblings10 Siblings Patriarch & Matriarch 
Jehan Morneaux, d. Bef 20 Oct 1631 (8 x Great Grandfather)
Audelie Paradis, b. Jul 1864, Maine, USA, d. Bef 1910 (Age ~ 45 years) (Grandmother)Notes - 2LT ROLLAND P MORNEAULT
179TH INFANTRY REGIMENT
B CO
45TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE, DIED OF WOUNDS (DOW)
DATE OF LOSS: JULY 27, 1953
SERVICE NUMBER: O-2201761
YEAR OF BIRTH: 1928
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
AROOSTOOK COUNTY, ME
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE: OUTPOST QUEEN
Comments: Second Lieutenant Morneault was a member of the 179th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division. He was seriously wounded by the enemy in North Korea on July 27, 1953 and died of those wounds later that day.
KOREAN WAR PROJECT KEY NO: 21071
Tribute by a fellow soldier
Second Lieutenant Morneault, mild and quiet, was an unlikely hero. He was the naive target of a practical joke by Lieutenant Capelli of Dog Company. Capelli pretended to be twins, one nice, the other his grumpy brother from Heavy Mortar Company. It took Morneault two or three weeks to figure out the joke, but he took it good naturedly.
On the last day of the war, hours after the truce was signed, but hours before it would take effect, his bunker was hit by a direct fire weapon wounding everyone inside. Two were killed. Moreault worked at rescuing and evacuating his men while ignoring his own wounds. He bled to death before he, himself, was evacuated.
An unlikely hero for sure--but a real one--and a loss to the world.
Submitted by Donald W. (Nick or Hank) Nicol
Person ID I23877 Antoine_Roy Last Modified 9 Oct 2011
Father 
Henry Morneault, b. 27 Jan 1891, Grand Isle, Aroostook County, Maine, USA , d. 3 Aug 1949, Grand Isle, Aroostook County, Maine, USA (Age 58 years) Mother Louise Thibodeau, b. 19 Feb 1895, Grand Isle, Aroostook County, Maine, USA , d. 30 Aug 1968, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA (Age 73 years) Married 5 Jul 1915 Grand Isle, Aroostook County, Maine, USA [4] Family ID F8783 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- 2LT ROLLAND P MORNEAULT
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Born - Abt 1928 - Grand Isle, Aroostook County, Maine, USA 
Military Service - Korean War, 2nd Lt with 179th Infantry Regiment, was killed in Korea - 1953 - Outpost Queen, Korea 
Died - 27 Jul 1953 - Outpost Queen, Korea = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
Sources - [S4] 1930 U.S. Census, Maine, Aroostook County. Grand Isle sheet 11a.
- [S10] Personal information. email from Mike Daigle 25 Sep 2010 06:32.
- [S368] Korean War Project. Remembrance, [2LT Rolland P Morneault, 179th Infantry Regiment, B Co, 45th Infantry Division
Hostile, Died of Wounds (DOW)
Date of Loss: July 27, 1953
Service Number: O-2201761
Year of Birth: 1928
Home or Place of Enlistment: Aroostook County, Maine
Location or Battle Zone: Output Queen
He was seriously woulded by the enemy in North Korea on July 27, 1953 and died of those wounds later that day.
Korean War Project Key No. 21071].
- [S393] Maine, Marriage Index, 1892-1996.
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