World War II
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Fallen
Fallen
Maryville Township, ND
County:
Rolette
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Rank:
Pvt.
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
F Company, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Parachute Infantry, 101st Airborne Division
Circumstances:
Killed in action during Operation Market Garden in the Netherlands.
Biography:
LA FRANCE, Charles Joseph Servicenumber: 37558780 Age: 29 Born: 11 January 1915, Maryville, Rolette County, North Dakota Hometown: St. John, Rolette County, North Dakota Family: Canute La France (father) Justine M. (Lattergrass) La France (mother) Maurice J. La France (brother) Marie I. La France (sister) Bertha M. La France (sister) John La France (brother) William J. La France (brother) Theresa L. La France (sister) Ella La France (sister) Rank: Private Function: Not available Regiment: 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment Battalion: 2nd Battalion Division €“ Transport: 101st Airborne Division Company €“ Squadron: F Company Unit €“ Group: - Plane data: (Serialnumber, MACR, etc.) - Date of death: 19 September 1944 Status: KIA Place of death: Near Best, Holland Spot: Not available Awards: Purple Heart Gravenumber: Plot L, Row 14, Grave 17 Cemetery: American War Cemetery Margraten Biography: - Other information: Pvt La France's unit was surrounded and almost wiped out during Operation Market Garden. His younger brother Pvt William J. La France was KIA in the Korean War, 1951. In 2015, after 64 years, he was posthumously awarded the Silver Star for Gallantry in Action. Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Gerald Thibert (nephew) , www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com Photo source: www.ancestry.com