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Personal info

Full name
LEDOUX, Gilbert
Date of birth
21 February 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Egan, Acadian Parish, Louisiana
Hometown
Egan, Acadia County, Louisiana

Military service

Service number
38488875
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
30th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
17 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Le Tholy, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 28 48

Immediate family

Members
Hubert Ledoux (father)
Faulie Ledoux (mother)
Lela M. Ledoux (sister)
Lloyd Ledoux (brother)
Gloria Ledoux (sister)

More information

Pvt Gilbert Ledoux was employed by the L&M Co.

He enlisted on 21 February 1943.

He was killed by artillery shell fragments in the face and thorax.

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