Remembering Joseph April

Joseph April's name is on the Doughboy statue in the Acre. This is his story.

Joseph was born April 7, 1897 at St. Clement, Quebec, the son of Isidore and Elise (Boucher). He entered the service June 26, 1918 in the U.S. Army 153d D.B. and transferred July 15, 1918 to Co. H 348 Infantry, 87th Division. He was sent overseas August 26, 1918.

He died of pneumonia October 24, 1918 at Bordeaux, France. His body was returned to the U.S. and he is buried at St. Joseph's Cemetery in East Chelmsford. He was survived by his parents, bother John B. of the Canadian Expeditionary Forces, Isidore, Marie, Laura and Rose Anne.

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Remembering Armand V. Alix

Armand V. Alix's name is on the Doughboy statue in the Acre. This is his story:

Armand was born in July 1898 to Mr. and Mrs. Louis (Lottie) Alix in Lowell. He enlisted in Battery F, 102nd Field Artillery of the American Expeditionary Forces at the age of 19. He sailed for France on the SS Finland September 18, 1917.

He was severely wounded in the trenches at Chateau Thierry on July 27, 1918. He left France classified as "Surgical walking requiring no dressing Base Hospital No. 6" on November 26, 1918 and arrived in New Jersey December 11, 1918. He returned to Lowell where he lived with his mother and sister. He was unable to work. He died as the result of his war injuries on November 8, 1921 at the age of 23.

During the last year of his life he did marry Florence Sabourin. She never remarried and lived to the age of 99. They are buried together at St. Patrick's Cemetery in Lowell. A square in his memory is at the intersection of Salem and Adams Street.

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Centenial of Armistice Day - Never Forget

Today marks the 100 year anniversary of the armistice that ended World War 1. Today we remember the 221 heroes from Greater Lowell who died so that we can live the lives we do today. Never forget their sacrifice.

Constantinos Aggelakos Armand V Alix Stanley Thomas Anthony Joseph April Wilfred Taylor Axon Arthur J Ayotte Dexter E Bailey Aubrey M Bearisto Frederick Beaumont Joseph G Belanger Arthur  Bikiary Wilfred Binette Joseph Blanchard Bernard L Boisvert Albert J Boisvert Laurent L Bolduc Alexander H Borland Peter R Bradley George W Brick Frederick Brierly William Brookes William F Brown Brant Atwood Browne Walter A Bruce Charles K Buk Paul L Burden Harry N Burke William J Burke Gavin A Caldwell Frederick H Casey Oliver M Chadwick Philip Chalifoux Mederic Champagne Raymond E Chappell Philip Chaput John Ciesla William H Clouatre Harmon Clough Henry Cognac William E Coleman Guthrie Colpitts John L Connolly Michael Connolly Frederick Nicholas Connolly Leo Constantineau Richard Corbett Charles Auguste Cornellier James F Costello Napoleon Cote John P Cranna Charles  Cunnert Lorne L Cupples Armand P Daigle James H Dankert Narcisse Desrosiers Mahlon Dennett Omer Deziel Edward J Donovan Philip Doyon William Dube Joseph B Dugan Rodolphe Duhaime John L Durkin John Dzadolonis Eldon Elon Elston Harold W Estey Valentine E Ferris Robert L Fisk Edward J Flannery Carl E Fletcher Edward C Fulton William Gallagher George Garner George Gayules George Gearin Henry Joseph Germain Efstiatios Georgulis Fred Gifford Edward T Gillis Arthur J Girard George Gravelle Anthony Grey Thomas Hamblet James Hamelakis R Hanolet Joseph Franklin Harding Bernard Harrington Harold F Harrison Frank Harrison Joseph Hebert Leo Henry McDonald Oscar A Hix Ernest H Hoyle Roy L Humpreys Ralph G Hurd Edward J Johnstone Thomas F Jones Adelard Julian Paul T Kearney Frank H Kelley Duncan Kelly Solon W Kirkeby Paul E Kittredge Eugene A LaJeunesse Bertrand Lamarre Ralph H Lashua Leo J Lavoie Joseph LeNormand Edwin T Little Charles J Longtin Frank Lyons John Adams Lyons Alex MacLean Elias Maheros Thomas F Mann Thomas Michael Manning George S Mansour Walter Marr Manuel  Martin John Joseph Mayer James W McCleary James McClennan Howard McCoy James Charles McDermott Leo H McDonald Thomas McDonough William H McGrath William J McKenna Lee Arthur Mckenzie John C McMahon Edmund McNamara Arthur R McOsker Francis M McOsker Frank McPherson Joseph 0 Mercier Ray Messer Anthansios Michaolopoulos Harry J Miller John J Mills Paul D Mills Lawrence Moczyrog Joseph P Mollahan William J Molloy John William Montgomery Alfred Moran William Mugan Stephen A Murray Timothy Nagle John Onesiphore Napoleon Herbert J Nealey Edward A Nelson James W Nickerson Edward E Nickles John J O'Brien John J O'Donnell Francis R Owens Pierre Paignon Albert Palm Joseph N Paquin Manuel W Perry Frederick D Pickering Minard Pickett Ralph Quessy Edward F Quinn Thomas J Quirk William H Regnier Alfred J Renaud Leo Ricard Edward Riendeau James Douglas Rivet Muriom Rodzin George FH Rogers Thomas F Roarke Edward Rowe Charles J Roy John H Ryan Alfred Salvas Segur Severson Rusby Porter Shafer Harley Arnold Shonyon Samuel J Shuman Bruno Silk Gerald RT Silk Peter Silva Jacob Simonian Hollis C Simpson Ernest Smith Joseph Charles Stanley Albert  Stefanik George F Stewart Dan A Sullivan Jeremiah F Sullivan William G Swift Edgar W Sykes Eugene A Tansey Egbert F Tetley Ralph Tewksbury Christos Theodorou Joseph Marius Thibedeau Albert Thomson William Toner John J Trainor Daniel F Tully Ray C Turner Frank Urbanek Leon Thomas Vaillancourt Joseph A Veillette Alberton Vinal Charles Wallace John M Warren John Martin Warren Charles A Webster William A Welch Aaron Davis Weld George W Wells William J Wilber Alexander  Wilson Brooks Woodworth Joseph Worthy Winthrop Wright John Zarnowski We remember.