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LADISLAS, Louis Frank - Date of
birth
2 May 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Bicknell, Knox County, Indiana -
Hometown
Harvey, Cook County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36731189 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
G Company,
320th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
12 September 1944 - Place of
death
Near Houdreville, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 19 | 70 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Joseph L. Ladislas (father)
Yvonne N. (Rieu) Ladislas (mother)
Joseph H. Ladislas (brother)
Paul Ladislas (brother)
Eugene Ladislas (brother)
More information
Pvt Louis F. Ladislas attended high school for four years and was employed at the Perfection Gear Company before he enlisted at Camp Grant, Illinois on 14 March 1942.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Champigneul, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, 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 / Merritt Family Genealogy Tree / 1940 Census, After Action Report 35th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - Robie Merritt Loriaux Roberts
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, https://newspaperarchive.com, www.ancestry.com - Robbie Roberts