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Personal info

Full name
TRUDEAU, Frank Vincent
Date of birth
21 January 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
Hometown
New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana

Military service

Service number
34290661
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
401st Glider Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
11 October 1944
Place of death
The Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
G 2 4

Immediate family

Members
Frank Trudeau (father)
Nellie I. (Lee) Trudeau (mother)
Lloyd L. Trudeau (brother)
Gloria R. Trudeau (sister)
Lorraine A. Trudeau (sister)
Juliette G. Trudeau (wife)

More information

S/Sgt Frank V. Trudeau enlisted at Jacksonville Army Airfield, Florida on 7 April 1942.

He was initially buried at Teproary American Military Cemetery of Molenhoek near Nijmegen, the Netherlands.

Source of information: Terry Hirsch, WWII Draft Cards, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com - 1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record, www.marketgarden.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet