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Personal info

Full name
DUFRENE, Silas Joseph
Date of birth
2 December 1921
Age
21
Place of birth
Lockport, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana
Hometown
Westwego, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana

Military service

Service number
38656044
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
315th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
19 January 1943
Place of death
Hatten, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Sylvester J. Dufrene (father)
Edith (Triche) Dufrene (mother)
Evelyn Dufrene (sister)
Dorothy Dufrene (sister)
Wilma P. Dufrene (sister)
Bertile Dufrene (brother)
Ruby Dufrene (sister)
Manuel Dufrene (brother)
Enola Dufrene (sister)
J. D. Dufrene (brother)
Earl J. Dufrene (brother)
Riley D. Dufrene (brother)
Willie Dufrene (brother)
Mary (Bell) Dufrene (wife)
Dorcas Dufrene (daughter)

More information

Pvt Silas J. Dufrene was a carpenter before he enlisted at Camp Beauregard, Louisiana on 17 May 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, Combat History 79th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - Doug Thomas, www.newspapers.com - The Town Talk - 15 October 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - R & S