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LaPrade, James L.

Date of birth:
May 4th, 1914 (Kenedy/Texas, United States)
Date of death:
December 19th, 1944 (Noville/province of Luxembourg, Belgium)
Nationality:
American (1776 - present, Republic)

Biography

At 19th December 1944 an 88 shell landed in the street outside the command post in Noville. The explosion shattered the clothes closet and Colonel Laprade and Major Desobry were struck down by fragments. Colonel Laprade was killed and Major Desobry wounded.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Unit:
Commanding Officer, 1st Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division "Screaming Eagles", U.S. Army
Citation unavailable.


This award was obtained in the form of an Oak Leave to be attached on the ribbon of the first award.

Silver Star Medal (SSM)

Sources

  • - Rapport, L., Northwood Jr., A, Rendezvous with Destiny – A History of the 101st Airborne Division, The Battery Press, Nashville, USA, 2000 (reprint of the original 1948 edition not the later 1965 second edition)
    - ww2-airborne.us
    - 101airborneww2.com

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