World War II
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Fallen
Fallen
County:
Bottineau
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Rank:
Staff Sgt.
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
414th Infantry Regiment, 104th Infantry Division
Circumstances:
Killed in action in the Netherlands.
Biography:
LEDOUX, Elphie E Servicenumber: 17156564 Age: 29 Born: 19 February 1915, North Dakota Hometown: Bottineau County, North Dakota Family: Vilbon J. Ledoux (father) Victorine (Prefontaine) Ledoux (mother) Elizabeth Ledoux (sister) Henry Ledoux (brother) Laura A. Ledoux (sister) Celia Ledoux (sister) Violet R. Ledoux (wife) Rank: Staff Sergeant Function: Not available Regiment: 414th Infantry Regiment Battalion: 2nd Battalion Division €“ Transport: 104th Infantry Division Company €“ Squadron: G Company Unit €“ Group: - Plane data: (Serialnumber, MACR, etc.) - Date of death: 6 November 1944 Status: KIA Place of death: Oudenbosch, the Netherlands Spot: Not available Awards: Purple Heart Gravenumber: Plot B, Row 13, Grave 24 Cemetery: American War Cemetery Margraten Biography: - Other information: S/Sgt Elphie E. Ledoux volunteered for the US Army at Fort Snelling, Minnesota on 23 November 1942. Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Astrid van Erp, Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.104infdiv.org, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920 census / 1930 census Photo source: Peter Schouteten, http://timberwolf104.org/photos12.html