Lee Oliver White |
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Watertenderer 3/c Lee White of Ralph Street,
Belleville, was killed during the invasion of France on June 8, 1944. The 26-year-old
sailor was aboard the destroyer USS Meredith (DD-726) during invasion operations.
White had lived with his aunt Mrs. Paul Ott of Ralph Street, after his parents died many years ago. His wife, Gloria Nero White, and his 3-month-old son, James Lee, whom he saw once before departure, live on Brookline Avenue, Nutley.
A longer biography appears in
American Battle Monuments Commission American Legion Post 70 Memorial Belleville Times, August 10, 1944 James Lee White, personal papers; Alice White
World War II Honor List of
Dead and Missing, World War II National Memorial
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