When Julius W. Thibeau was born on August 20, 1923, in Maine, his father, Edward, was 27 and his mother, Catherine, was 27. He had five brothers and two sisters. He enlisted in the Army on January 28, 1943 in Portland, Maine. He was noted as being employed as a Bookkeeper and/or cashier and also as Single, without dependents. Julius served as a Sergeant, 26th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division, U.S. Army during World War II. He resided in Kennebec County, Maine prior to the war. Julius was "Killed In Action" during the war and was awarded the Purple Heart.