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SOILEAU, Vetile - Date of
birth
25 October 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Evangeline Parish, Louisiana -
Hometown
Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38263826 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
335th Infantry Regiment,
84th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
1 December 1944 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| P | 1 | 4 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Blaze Soileau (father)
Edolia Soileau (mother)
Corine Soileau (sister)
Lorace Soileau (sister)
Loyce Soileau (brother)
Lee Soileau (brother)
Dewey Soileau (brother)
Mary K. (Dean) Soileau (wife)
More information
Pvt Vetile Soileau enlisted in Lafayette, Louisiana on 18 November 1942. He had been in the army for two years and overseas for four months.
Source of information: Dennis and Gerda Hermsen, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, NARA, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1930/1940 Census, www.findagrave.com, Lake Charles American Press 29 December 1944
Photo source: Dennis and Gerda Hermsen, Lake Charles American Press 29 December 1944, Calcasieu Parish Public Library - Christy Comeaux