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Personal info

Full name
GAUTHREAUX, Louis Joseph J
Date of birth
4 February 1919
Age
26
Place of birth
Valentine, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana
Hometown
Harvey, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana

Military service

Service number
38617245
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
15th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 April 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Nürnberg, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
A 33 14

Immediate family

Members
Louis A. Gauthreaux (father)
Allis J. Dufrene (stepfather)
Lordia C. (Loup) Dufrene (mother)
Beuhler M. Dufrene (half-sister)
Mary E. Dufrene (half-sister)
Helen T. Dufrene (half-sister)
Virgie R. Dufrene (half-sister)
Doris M. (Rogers) Gauthreaux (wife)
July A. Gauthreaux (daughter)

More information

Pfc Louis J. Gauthreaux was employed by the Celotex Co.
He was killed by a traumatic amputation of the lower part of his body by artillery shell fragments.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, , www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards / Gauthreaux Family Tree, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.ancestry.com – repo1267