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LINCOLN S. SENNETT 1914 - 2005
LEWISTON - Lincoln S. Sennett, 90, died
Sunday, Jan. 24, at the Maine Veterans Home in Augusta.
He was born
in Greene, on July 5, 1914, one of five children to Thomas and Daisey
Benson Sennett. He worked in the shoe industry in Auburn as a machinist
for 30 years, and continued to work as a consultant after his retirement,
for several more years. he loved to fish and hunt, but his passion was
skiing. He was one of a handful of local skiers that made up the ski
patrol of Lost Valley in Auburn, in the early 60's. He continued to
ski until he was in his 80s, and his health began to fail.
As part of
the "Great Generation" of World War II veterans, he served in the 509th
Parachute Infantry Battalion from 1941 to 1945. He saw action in Algeria,
Morocco, Rome, Southern France, and made his final jump into Berlin,
Germany. He received the Distinguished Unit Badge, the American Defense
Service Medal and several Citations from Belgium, France, and the United
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He was the beloved husband to Gracienne Guerin Sennett, whom
he married in December of 1944. They celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary
this past December.
He is survived by his wife, Gracienne Sennett; daughter,
Patricia Kosalka and her husband, Eric; son, Robert Sennett; granddaughters,
Stacey Geelan, Rebecca Wilson, Rachel Irish, and Kristen Sennett; grandsons,
Ronald Brown, Jeff Brown, Richard Demers, Adam Sennett, and Ethan Sennett;
seven great-grandchildren; and a sister, Bertha Jackman.
He was predeceased
by his daughter, Sandra Sennett Brown; brother Roy Sennett; and his
wife, Martha; Ruth Smith and her husband, Glidden; and a sister, Nellie
Thompson.
[Sun Journal Lewiston, Maine Tuesday, January 25, 2005]
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[courtesy of Tim Cooper]
Grave marker for Lincoln S.
Sennett, in Gracelawn Memorial Park, Lewiston (Androscoggin county),
Maine.
Lincoln enlisted in the Army at
Portland, ME on 1 July 1942.
Sgt Sennett was transferred to
service Company, 508th PIR on 21 March 1945 and immediately
transferred to Hq 1st.
However, only five days ;later he
as transferred to the 82d Airborne Signal Company.
He was discharged on 16 June 1945.
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