Highest Honors Special Operations POW / MIA
United States of America
Headstone of Leroy Joseph La Jaunie
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Leroy Joseph La Jaunie

Corporal
1924 – 1944
1 decoration 1 war 1 assignment

Corporal Leroy Joseph La Jaunie served in the U.S. Army. Leroy served in World War II. Leroy was 20 years old.

What Happened

Cpl Leroy J. La Jaunie attended high school for 1 year and was a fireman before he enlisted in New Orleans, Louisiana on 26 February 1943.

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  1. 157TH INFANTRY REGIMENT
    Corporal
    157th Infantry Regiment, | 45th Infantry Division

Branch

U.S. Army

Highest rank

Corporal

War

World War II

Honors · 1 decoration

Purple Heart
Awards & Decorations 1

For service and achievement

Purple Heart
Family
Albert La Jaunie - Father (named in the record)AJAlbertFatherNora R. (Boudreaux) La Jaunie - Mother (named in the record)NJNoraMotherMamie M. La Jaunie - Sister (named in the record)MJMamieSisterDorothy G. La Jaunie - Sister (named in the record)DJDorothySisterEmadel A. La Jaunie - Sister (named in the record)EJEmadelSisterAlbert I. La Jaunie - Brother (named in the record)AJAlbertBrotherLawrence A. La Jaunie - Brother (named in the record)LJLawrenceBrotherDoris M. (Boudreaux) La Jaunie - Wife (named in the record)DJDorisWife

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Home Front
Albert La Jaunie
Father
Named in the record
Nora R. (Boudreaux) La Jaunie
Mother
Named in the record
Mamie M. La Jaunie
Sister
Named in the record
Dorothy G. La Jaunie
Sister
Named in the record
Emadel A. La Jaunie
Sister
Named in the record
Albert I. La Jaunie
Brother
Named in the record
Lawrence A. La Jaunie
Brother
Named in the record
Doris M. (Boudreaux) La Jaunie
Wife
Named in the record
Burial Information
Cemetery Epinal American Cemetery ↗
Section A
Grave 8
Row 44
  • The cemetery · the exact grave is not yet placed

Laid nearby · Section A

2,544 others are held in this section; the nearest 12 by row and grave.

Marvin Frank AshkenasRow 44 · Grave 9Helen M CrowellRow 44 · Grave 10Woodson T KimbroughRow 44 · Grave 6Edward John PisowiczRow 44 · Grave 11William J AvalaRow 44 · Grave 5Ralph Donald LongRow 44 · Grave 4Raymond Harry LensonRow 44 · Grave 12Joseph O SherrickRow 44 · Grave 3Lester Elbert HaginsRow 44 · Grave 13George Noel Douglas PooleRow 44 · Grave 2Gilbert Walter AmickRow 44 · Grave 14Edward Alexander DickRow 44 · Grave 15
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Leroy Joseph La Jaunie
Corporal
U.S. Army
157TH INFANTRY REGIMENT
Corporal
Purple Heart
157TH INFANTRY REGIMENT - Distinctive Unit Insignia

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