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Personal info

Full name
LA BELLE, Louis Rudetord
Date of birth
6 August 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Labelle Township, Marshall County, South Dakota
Hometown
Labelle Township, Marshall County, South Dakota

Military service

Service number
39313071
Rank
Technician Fourth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
104th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 November 1944
Place of death
Near Albestroff, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
A 17 17

Immediate family

Members
Howard La Belle (father)
Sophie D. (Greeley) La Belle (mother)
Raymond La Belle (brother)

More information

T/4 Louis R. La Belle attended high school for two years before he enlisted in Portland, Oregon on 23 July 1942.

He was killed by artillery shell fragments.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files / Raygor Bellonger Family Tree, After Action Report 26th Infantry Division

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Damaris Acevedo / Misty Heiden