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Jean-Pierre Maisonneuve

In memory of:

Private Jean-Pierre Maisonneuve

January 6, 1953
South Korea

Military Service

Service Number:

SC17547

Age:

20

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal 22e Regiment, R.C.I.C.

Division:

1st Battalion

Citation(s):

Korea Medal, United Nations Service Medal.

Additional Information

Born:

August 31, 1932
Ottawa, Ontario

Enlistment:

February 8, 1952
Ottawa, Ontario

Son of Pierre and Eugenie (née Carrière) Maisonneuve of Ottawa, Ontario. Brother of Bernard, Georges, André, Gérard, Marie, Jean, Renée, Thérèse, and Suzanne. He listed his civilian employment as Canadian National Railway telegraph messenger. He was single. He had 10 months previous Reserve Force service with the Royal Canadian Artillery in 1949. A Memorial erected by the Korean Veterans Association, National Capital Unit, commemorating the 516 Canadians who died in the Korean War will be unveiled and rededicated during Veterans Week 2003 at Ottawa City Hall Headquarters on Elgin Street.

Commemorated on the Wall of Remembrance.

Commemorated on Page 46 of the Korean War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

UNITED NATIONS CEMETERY (BUSAN)
South Korea

Grave Reference:

Plot 21, Row 10, Grave 1378

Location:

The United Nations Cemetery is located in Tanggok, a suburb of Busan. The land for the cemetery was granted to the United Nations by the Republic of Korea as a tribute to all those who had laid down their lives in combatting aggression and in upholding peace and freedom. There are 2,267 servicemen buried in the United Nations Memorial Cemetery. Of these 1,538 were Commonwealth soldiers, including 376 Canadians.

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  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Korean War Monument– National Capital Region Korean War Monument, Ottawa, Ontario

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    Korean War Monument
    Korean War Monument – National Capital Region Korean War Monument, Ottawa, Ontario
  • Inscription– Private JEAN-PIERRE MAISONNEUVE is one of 21 soldiers whose names appear on this monument IN MEMORY OF THE CANADIANS WHO ENLISTED IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION AND MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE FOR THEIR COUNTRY 1950-1953 THE WAR IN KOREA, erected by the National Capital Unit of the Korea Veterans Association of Canada and the City of Ottawa.

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    Inscription
    Inscription – Private JEAN-PIERRE MAISONNEUVE is one of 21 soldiers whose names appear on this monument IN MEMORY OF THE CANADIANS WHO ENLISTED IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION AND MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE FOR THEIR COUNTRY 1950-1953 THE WAR IN KOREA, erected by the National Capital Unit of the Korea Veterans Association of Canada and the City of Ottawa.
  • Memorial– Memorial plaques for Private Jean-Pierre Maisonneuve, Private Joseph Wilfred Major, Private Donald William MacPherson and Private Stephen Hugh MacPhee on the Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance in Meadowvale Cemetery, Brampton, Ontario.

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    Memorial
    Memorial – Memorial plaques for Private Jean-Pierre Maisonneuve, Private Joseph Wilfred Major, Private Donald William MacPherson and Private Stephen Hugh MacPhee on the Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance in Meadowvale Cemetery, Brampton, Ontario.
  • Memorial– A section of the Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance in Meadowvale Cemetery, Brampton, Ontario. The memorial consists of a central section and 13 other sections containing memorial plaques for each of the 516 Canadian service men who died while serving with the Canadian Forces in the United Nations operations in Korea. It was erected by the Korea Veterans Association of Canada and was dedicated on July 27, 1997.

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    Memorial
    Memorial – A section of the Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance in Meadowvale Cemetery, Brampton, Ontario. The memorial consists of a central section and 13 other sections containing memorial plaques for each of the 516 Canadian service men who died while serving with the Canadian Forces in the United Nations operations in Korea. It was erected by the Korea Veterans Association of Canada and was dedicated on July 27, 1997.
  • Memorial– Central Section of Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance Left Part

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    Memorial
    Memorial – Central Section of Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance Left Part
  • Inscription– Central Section of Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance Centre Part

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    Inscription
    Inscription – Central Section of Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance Centre Part
  • Memorial– Central Section of Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance Right Part

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    Memorial
    Memorial – Central Section of Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance Right Part
  • Photo of Jean Pierre Maisonneuve– Jean Pierre Maisonneuve from Ottawa, KIA - Korea January 6th, 1953. Forever in our hearts.

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    Photo of Jean Pierre Maisonneuve
    Photo of Jean Pierre Maisonneuve – Jean Pierre Maisonneuve from Ottawa, KIA - Korea January 6th, 1953. Forever in our hearts.

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