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Personal info

Full name
ROUSSEL, Larry Joseph
Date of birth
4 January 1919
Age
26
Place of birth
Hester, St. James Parish, Louisiana
Hometown
St. James, St. James Parish, Louisiana

Military service

Service number
38309822
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
30th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
30 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Wickeswihr, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 11 62

Immediate family

Members
Amilcar Roussel (father)
Uranie (Bourgeois) Roussel (mother)
Florence M. Roussel (sister)
Gertrude Roussel (sister)
Andrew J. Roussel (sister)
Edvige (Brady) Roussel (wife)
Brenda J. Roussel (daughter)

More information

Pfc Larry J. Roussel was a farmer before he enlisted in New Orleans, Louisiana on 7 September 1942.

He was killed by small arms fire in the head.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy