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Personal info

Full name
VIALA, Lemuel Peter
Date of birth
18 May 1910
Age
34
Place of birth
Donaldsonville, Ascension Parish, Louisiana
Hometown
Orleans Parish, Louisiana

Military service

Service number
6373508
Rank
Sergeant
Function
Platoon Sergeant
Unit
41st Armored Infantry Regiment,
2nd Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
14 April 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
K 25 20

Immediate family

Members
Joseph F. Viala (father)
Elizabeth Z. (Still) Viala (mother)
William H. Viala (brother)
Fannie E. (Viala) Bravo (sister)
Bertha M. (Viala) Bouligny (sister)
Edgar F. Viala (brother)
Magdalen M. (Viala) Fynn (sister)
Carmen D. Viala (sister)
Peggy L. Elliott (wife)
Ronnie M. Elliott (stepson)

More information

Sgt Lemuel P. Viala joined the Regular Army on 10 September 1939.

He was married to Peggy L. Elliott in 1942.

Note: In the ABMC database, the 41st Armored Infantry Regiment is incorrectly listed as a Battalion

Source of information: FOHF, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – Headstone and Interment Record / Viola Family Tree / 1920/1930/1940 Census, www.newspapers.com – El Paso Herald-Post – 20 February 1942, www.findagrave.com - Woff
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Woff