For his bravery in action, he won the Distinguished Service Cross and was later awarded the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star. Then, On Oct. 17, 2017, he posthumously received a second Distinguished Service Medal and Purple Heart for his actions on board the Japanese prisoner of war ship that cost him his life but saved scores more.
A cause for canonization to sainthood for Father Lafleur was opened in May, 2012.
On Friday, September 7, 2007, the 63rd anniversary of his death, a monument erected to the memory of Rev. J. Verbis Lafleur was dedicated on the grounds of the St. Landry Catholic Church in Opelousas, Louisiana, his home town.
A book about his life was published in 2010:
“But He Dies Not” The Life, Faith, and Sacrifice of Father Joseph Verbis Lafleur -Priest - Military Chaplain, by Peter Guerra and Suzanne Dore Guerra
More information available at http://fatherlafleur.org/
Brother of Benjamin Wilber Lafleur, Edna Lafleur Delery, Ethel Lafleur Perry, Lillie Lafleur Antonia, Marie Olivia Lafleur Sylvester, Mildred Lafleur Poret. Shelton J. Lafleur.
For his bravery in action, he won the Distinguished Service Cross and was later awarded the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star. Then, On Oct. 17, 2017, he posthumously received a second Distinguished Service Medal and Purple Heart for his actions on board the Japanese prisoner of war ship that cost him his life but saved scores more.
A cause for canonization to sainthood for Father Lafleur was opened in May, 2012.
On Friday, September 7, 2007, the 63rd anniversary of his death, a monument erected to the memory of Rev. J. Verbis Lafleur was dedicated on the grounds of the St. Landry Catholic Church in Opelousas, Louisiana, his home town.
A book about his life was published in 2010:
“But He Dies Not” The Life, Faith, and Sacrifice of Father Joseph Verbis Lafleur -Priest - Military Chaplain, by Peter Guerra and Suzanne Dore Guerra
More information available at http://fatherlafleur.org/
Brother of Benjamin Wilber Lafleur, Edna Lafleur Delery, Ethel Lafleur Perry, Lillie Lafleur Antonia, Marie Olivia Lafleur Sylvester, Mildred Lafleur Poret. Shelton J. Lafleur.
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