Joseph Leander VACHON

1893 - 1969  (76 years)

• Name	Joseph Leander VACHON
  Birth	15 Nov 1893	Wahpeton, Richland County, North Dakota
  Gender	Male
  Death	4 Dec 1969	Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington
  	SSDI last residence
  Notes	He registered for the draft in Fargo on June 5, 1917, as Joseph Leander Vachon. He was single and working as a cashier for the North Western Telephone Exchange Company in Fargo. He claimed that his being engaged in telephone work qualified him for exemption from the draft. He had four years of military experience already as as a 1st Sergeant in the North Dakota National Guard. He was tall and of medium build with grey eyes and dark brown hair. In World War I: Army number 201299. Registered in Cass County, North Dakota. Canadian-American parents. Occupation cashier. Enlisted in the Reserve Corps at Minneapolis, Minnesota, on 2 July 1917. Called into active duty on 1 Sept 1917. Served in Company E, 408th Telegraph Battalion, Signal Corps, until discharge. Overseas from 22 November 1917 to 9 May 1919. Discharged at Camp Dodge, Iowa, on 23 May 1919 as a Corporal. Previous military record: Company I, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, from March, 1914, to 1916; on Mexican border for 8 months. In the 1930 census, he and Helen live in Fargo, North Dakota. He is an automobile salesman. They have no children. In the 1940 census, he and Helen and Beverly, along with Helen’s mother and brother Norman, live in a rented residence in Vancouver, Washington. Five years earlier, Joseph, Helen, and Beverly lived in St. Cloud, Minnesota. Joseph is an insurance salesman, Helen is a part-time nurse in a hospital. Joseph, Helen, and Norman are all high-school graduates. He registered for the World War II draft in 1942. At that time, he and Helen lived at 2023 N. Bethel in Olympia, Washington. He worked from his home but his employer was Frank A Goodrich of the Vance Building in Seattle.
  Person ID	I15043	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	5 Aug 2012

  
  

  Family	Helen A PEDERSON,   b. 4 Aug 1901, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota d. 12 Sep 1973, Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1922
  Children	1. Beverly Mae VACHON,   b. 28 Feb 1927, Ramsey County, Minnesota d. 25 Jan 2010, Tacoma County, Washington (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F10288	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Aug 2012