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Wallace Edward “Walley” Giroux

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Wallace Edward “Walley” Giroux Veteran

Birth
Skowhegan, Somerset County, Maine, USA
Death
9 Jun 2016 (aged 84)
Red Bluff, Tehama County, California, USA
Burial
Igo, Shasta County, California, USA Add to Map
Plot
SECTION C11, ROW B, SITE 24
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Wallace E. Giroux

Wallace (Wally) E. Giroux, 84 Died on Thursday, June 09, 2016, at his home in Red Bluff, California. Wally was born & educated in Skowhegan, Maine.

Wallace served honorably in the U.S. Navy for four years as a Radarman during the Korean War. Most of his enlistment he served on board the USS Des Moines (CA-134).

Wally was married for 63 years to Rita (Brown) Giroux. He worked for many years in San Jose, CA area as a construction worker, before retiring in Red Bluff, CA. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus & STARS.

He is survived by his wife, Rita, & son, Warren, both of Red Bluff, CA & daughter, Gail Toney, of San Jose, CA.

His funeral mass will be held at 10:00 AM, Thursday, June 16, 2016, at Sacred Heart Church in Red Bluff. His military memorial service will be held 9:30 AM, Thursday, June 23, 2016, at Northern California Veterans Cemetery, at 11800 Gas Point Rd, Igo, CA.

Donations may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Published in Daily News on June 14, 2016

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The Patriot Guard Riders
https://www.patriotguard.org/showthread.php?419014

PGR STATEWIDE -CA- Wallace Giroux

USN Veteran / Red Bluff, Igo, CA

When: 21 JUne 2016

The family of United States Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Wallace "Wally" Giroux have requested that the Patriot Guard Riders (PGR) and the Shasta Veterans Escort (SVE) escort this fallen Veteran to the Northern California Veterans Cemetery in Igo, CA on June 21, 2016.

Petty Officer Giroux served from 1951 to 1955 aboard the USS Des Moines CA 134 and the USS Northampton ECLC-1 in the Atlantic theater of operations.

Robert V. Prosser
Whitmore, CA 96096

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GIROUX, WALLACE EDWARD
RD3 US NAVY

KOREA

DATE OF BIRTH: 07/11/1931
DATE OF DEATH: 06/09/2016

BURIED AT: SECTION C11, ROW B, SITE 24

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA VETERANS CEMETERY AT REDDING
11800 GAS POINT ROAD IGO, CA 96047
Wallace E. Giroux

Wallace (Wally) E. Giroux, 84 Died on Thursday, June 09, 2016, at his home in Red Bluff, California. Wally was born & educated in Skowhegan, Maine.

Wallace served honorably in the U.S. Navy for four years as a Radarman during the Korean War. Most of his enlistment he served on board the USS Des Moines (CA-134).

Wally was married for 63 years to Rita (Brown) Giroux. He worked for many years in San Jose, CA area as a construction worker, before retiring in Red Bluff, CA. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus & STARS.

He is survived by his wife, Rita, & son, Warren, both of Red Bluff, CA & daughter, Gail Toney, of San Jose, CA.

His funeral mass will be held at 10:00 AM, Thursday, June 16, 2016, at Sacred Heart Church in Red Bluff. His military memorial service will be held 9:30 AM, Thursday, June 23, 2016, at Northern California Veterans Cemetery, at 11800 Gas Point Rd, Igo, CA.

Donations may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Published in Daily News on June 14, 2016

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The Patriot Guard Riders
https://www.patriotguard.org/showthread.php?419014

PGR STATEWIDE -CA- Wallace Giroux

USN Veteran / Red Bluff, Igo, CA

When: 21 JUne 2016

The family of United States Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Wallace "Wally" Giroux have requested that the Patriot Guard Riders (PGR) and the Shasta Veterans Escort (SVE) escort this fallen Veteran to the Northern California Veterans Cemetery in Igo, CA on June 21, 2016.

Petty Officer Giroux served from 1951 to 1955 aboard the USS Des Moines CA 134 and the USS Northampton ECLC-1 in the Atlantic theater of operations.

Robert V. Prosser
Whitmore, CA 96096

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GIROUX, WALLACE EDWARD
RD3 US NAVY

KOREA

DATE OF BIRTH: 07/11/1931
DATE OF DEATH: 06/09/2016

BURIED AT: SECTION C11, ROW B, SITE 24

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA VETERANS CEMETERY AT REDDING
11800 GAS POINT ROAD IGO, CA 96047

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RD3 USN
KOREA
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  • Created by: Julie
  • Added: Jun 28, 2016
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/166155545/wallace_edward-giroux: accessed ), memorial page for Wallace Edward “Walley” Giroux (11 Jul 1931–9 Jun 2016), Find a Grave Memorial ID 166155545, citing Northern California Veterans Cemetery, Igo, Shasta County, California, USA; Maintained by Julie (contributor 47423887).