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Dr. Gordon Armand Leroux
Jeremy Anderson2020-12-19T10:30:46-06:00
- Name: Dr. Gordon Armand Leroux
- Location of Birth: Grand Rapids, Minnesota
- Date of Birth: July 19, 1925
- Date of Death: June 5, 2015
- Parents: Armand Leroux & Marie (Sella) Leroux
- High School and Class: 1943 Greenway High School, Coleraine, Minnesota
- College: 1948 Itasca Junior College, Coleraine, Minnesota
1952 University of Minnesota School of Dentistry, Minneapolis, Minnesota with highest honors
- Highest Rank: CM 3 (Carpenter's Mate)
- Branch: Navy
- Other Branch:
- Date Sworn In: 1943
- Place Sworn In:
- Date of Discharge: April 16, 1946
- Place of Discharge:
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- Military Awards:
- Military Highlights:
WW II Draft Registration Cards – 10/16/1940 – 03/31/1947
State: Minnesota
Name: Gordon Armond [sic] Leroux
Race: White
Age: 18
Birth Date: July 19, 1925
Birth Place: Grand Rapids, Minnesota, USA
Residence Place: Marble, Itasca, Minnesota, USA
Registration Date: July 19, 1943
Employer: Inter-State Iron Mining Co., Calumet, Itasca, Minnesota
Weight: 152
Height: 5-9
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Other characteristic: Scar on fifth finger
Next of Kin: Mrs. Armand J. Leroux, Marble, Minnesota
- Wars Involved:
World War II
- MIA / POW:
- Civilian Life:
Dr. Gordon Leroux practiced dentistry in Grand Rapids, Minnesota for 38 years, retiring in 1990. After arriving home from the Philippines in 1946, he worked in the Marble Legion Club, Taconite Cliff Research Lab, and played piano in an orchestra while attending Itasca Junior College. He married Maxine Johnson in 1949. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus and the Cap Baker Lions Club. He was a lifetime member of the American Dental Association, and was involved with the Duluth District Dental Association and Minnesota State Dental Association.
Dr. Leroux died in Grand Rapids, Minnesota and is buried in Itasca Calvary Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Minnesota. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Maxine; three daughters, Anne (Dave) Dimich, Mary (Tom) Kearney, and Jeanne (Joseph) Guertin; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Shirley Hoshal and Denise Anderson.
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