World War II (WWII)
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Fallen
Maryville Township, ND
Circumstances:
Killed in action during Operation Market Garden in the Netherlands.
Biography:
LA FRANCE, Charles Joseph, Service number: 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: F Company
Date of death: 19 September 1944
Status: KIA. Place of death: Near Best, Holland
Awards: Purple Heart
Grave number: Plot L, Row 14, Grave 17. Cemetery: American War Cemetery Margraten
Biography: 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