US Army World War II
Lieutenant Edward V. Loustalot KIA
1st Ranger Battalion
Suggested edit from Contributor (48021049) • Loustalot was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross by King George VI.
The first Americans to see active combat in the European theater of World War II were forty-four enlisted men and five officers from the 1st Ranger Battalion. Dispersed among the Canadians and the British commandos, these men were the first American ground soldiers to see action against the Germans in the disastrous Dieppe Raid. Three Rangers were killed and several captured.
Edward Vincent Loustalot was a U.S. Army Ranger Lieutenant from Louisiana. He was killed in action on August 19, 1942, while participating in the Dieppe Raid and is considered the first American soldier to be killed by Germans on land in World War II. Fellow 1st Ranger Battalion members Lieutenant Joseph Randall and T-4 Howard Henry were the other two Americans who died at Dieppe.
"During the Dieppe Raid, Loustalot took command after the British Captain leading the assault was killed. He scaled a steep cliff with his men, was wounded three times, but was eventually cut down by enemy crossfire in his attempts to reach the machine gun nest at the top of the cliff."
Lt. Loustalot is buried in the Ardennes American Cemetery in Belgium. He was originally interred with the Canadians at Dieppe by the Germans.
Frequently in accounts of the Dieppe Raid, Lt Loustalot has been incorrectly referred to as Edwin rather than Edward.
Rangers KIA Dieppe
Lt. Edward V. Loustalot
Lt. Joseph H. Randall
Tec4 Howard M. Henry
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World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas
Name: Edward V Loustalot
Inducted From: Louisiana
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Combat Organization: 1st Ranger Battalion
Death Date: 19 Aug 1942
Monument: Ardennes, France
Last Known Status: Buried
In the 1930 United States Federal Census Edward Loustalot is living in Franklin, St Mary, Louisiana.
Age: 10
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1920
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father's name: Edward Loustalot
Mother's name: Emma Loustalot
Race: White
Edward Loustalot, head, 58,
Emma Loustalot, wife, 38,
Eulalie Loustalot, daughter, 12,
Edward Loustalot, son, 10,
Anderson Loustalot, son, 7.
In the 1920 United States Federal Census, taken on 2 Jan 1920, Edward Loustalot is living in Franklin, St Mary, Louisiana.
Age: 10/12 .
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1919
Birthplace: Louisiana
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father's name: Edward Loustalot
Father's Birth Place: Louisiana
Mother's name: Emma Loustalot
Mother's Birth Place: Louisiana
Household Members: Name Age
Edward Loustalot, head, 40,
Emma Loustalot, wife, 27,
Eulllie Loustalot, daughter, 2 6/12,
Edward Loustalot, son, 10/12.
Lieutenant Edward V. Loustalot KIA
1st Ranger Battalion
Suggested edit from Contributor (48021049) • Loustalot was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross by King George VI.
The first Americans to see active combat in the European theater of World War II were forty-four enlisted men and five officers from the 1st Ranger Battalion. Dispersed among the Canadians and the British commandos, these men were the first American ground soldiers to see action against the Germans in the disastrous Dieppe Raid. Three Rangers were killed and several captured.
Edward Vincent Loustalot was a U.S. Army Ranger Lieutenant from Louisiana. He was killed in action on August 19, 1942, while participating in the Dieppe Raid and is considered the first American soldier to be killed by Germans on land in World War II. Fellow 1st Ranger Battalion members Lieutenant Joseph Randall and T-4 Howard Henry were the other two Americans who died at Dieppe.
"During the Dieppe Raid, Loustalot took command after the British Captain leading the assault was killed. He scaled a steep cliff with his men, was wounded three times, but was eventually cut down by enemy crossfire in his attempts to reach the machine gun nest at the top of the cliff."
Lt. Loustalot is buried in the Ardennes American Cemetery in Belgium. He was originally interred with the Canadians at Dieppe by the Germans.
Frequently in accounts of the Dieppe Raid, Lt Loustalot has been incorrectly referred to as Edwin rather than Edward.
Rangers KIA Dieppe
Lt. Edward V. Loustalot
Lt. Joseph H. Randall
Tec4 Howard M. Henry
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World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas
Name: Edward V Loustalot
Inducted From: Louisiana
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Combat Organization: 1st Ranger Battalion
Death Date: 19 Aug 1942
Monument: Ardennes, France
Last Known Status: Buried
In the 1930 United States Federal Census Edward Loustalot is living in Franklin, St Mary, Louisiana.
Age: 10
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1920
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father's name: Edward Loustalot
Mother's name: Emma Loustalot
Race: White
Edward Loustalot, head, 58,
Emma Loustalot, wife, 38,
Eulalie Loustalot, daughter, 12,
Edward Loustalot, son, 10,
Anderson Loustalot, son, 7.
In the 1920 United States Federal Census, taken on 2 Jan 1920, Edward Loustalot is living in Franklin, St Mary, Louisiana.
Age: 10/12 .
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1919
Birthplace: Louisiana
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father's name: Edward Loustalot
Father's Birth Place: Louisiana
Mother's name: Emma Loustalot
Mother's Birth Place: Louisiana
Household Members: Name Age
Edward Loustalot, head, 40,
Emma Loustalot, wife, 27,
Eulllie Loustalot, daughter, 2 6/12,
Edward Loustalot, son, 10/12.
US Army World War II
Lieutenant Edward V. Loustalot KIA
1st Ranger Battalion
Suggested edit from Contributor (48021049) • Loustalot was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross by King George VI.
The first Americans to see active combat in the European theater of World War II were forty-four enlisted men and five officers from the 1st Ranger Battalion. Dispersed among the Canadians and the British commandos, these men were the first American ground soldiers to see action against the Germans in the disastrous Dieppe Raid. Three Rangers were killed and several captured.
Edward Vincent Loustalot was a U.S. Army Ranger Lieutenant from Louisiana. He was killed in action on August 19, 1942, while participating in the Dieppe Raid and is considered the first American soldier to be killed by Germans on land in World War II. Fellow 1st Ranger Battalion members Lieutenant Joseph Randall and T-4 Howard Henry were the other two Americans who died at Dieppe.
"During the Dieppe Raid, Loustalot took command after the British Captain leading the assault was killed. He scaled a steep cliff with his men, was wounded three times, but was eventually cut down by enemy crossfire in his attempts to reach the machine gun nest at the top of the cliff."
Lt. Loustalot is buried in the Ardennes American Cemetery in Belgium. He was originally interred with the Canadians at Dieppe by the Germans.
Frequently in accounts of the Dieppe Raid, Lt Loustalot has been incorrectly referred to as Edwin rather than Edward.
Rangers KIA Dieppe
Lt. Edward V. Loustalot
Lt. Joseph H. Randall
Tec4 Howard M. Henry
-----------------------------------------------------------
World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas
Name: Edward V Loustalot
Inducted From: Louisiana
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Combat Organization: 1st Ranger Battalion
Death Date: 19 Aug 1942
Monument: Ardennes, France
Last Known Status: Buried
In the 1930 United States Federal Census Edward Loustalot is living in Franklin, St Mary, Louisiana.
Age: 10
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1920
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father's name: Edward Loustalot
Mother's name: Emma Loustalot
Race: White
Edward Loustalot, head, 58,
Emma Loustalot, wife, 38,
Eulalie Loustalot, daughter, 12,
Edward Loustalot, son, 10,
Anderson Loustalot, son, 7.
In the 1920 United States Federal Census, taken on 2 Jan 1920, Edward Loustalot is living in Franklin, St Mary, Louisiana.
Age: 10/12 .
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1919
Birthplace: Louisiana
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father's name: Edward Loustalot
Father's Birth Place: Louisiana
Mother's name: Emma Loustalot
Mother's Birth Place: Louisiana
Household Members: Name Age
Edward Loustalot, head, 40,
Emma Loustalot, wife, 27,
Eulllie Loustalot, daughter, 2 6/12,
Edward Loustalot, son, 10/12.
Lieutenant Edward V. Loustalot KIA
1st Ranger Battalion
Suggested edit from Contributor (48021049) • Loustalot was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross by King George VI.
The first Americans to see active combat in the European theater of World War II were forty-four enlisted men and five officers from the 1st Ranger Battalion. Dispersed among the Canadians and the British commandos, these men were the first American ground soldiers to see action against the Germans in the disastrous Dieppe Raid. Three Rangers were killed and several captured.
Edward Vincent Loustalot was a U.S. Army Ranger Lieutenant from Louisiana. He was killed in action on August 19, 1942, while participating in the Dieppe Raid and is considered the first American soldier to be killed by Germans on land in World War II. Fellow 1st Ranger Battalion members Lieutenant Joseph Randall and T-4 Howard Henry were the other two Americans who died at Dieppe.
"During the Dieppe Raid, Loustalot took command after the British Captain leading the assault was killed. He scaled a steep cliff with his men, was wounded three times, but was eventually cut down by enemy crossfire in his attempts to reach the machine gun nest at the top of the cliff."
Lt. Loustalot is buried in the Ardennes American Cemetery in Belgium. He was originally interred with the Canadians at Dieppe by the Germans.
Frequently in accounts of the Dieppe Raid, Lt Loustalot has been incorrectly referred to as Edwin rather than Edward.
Rangers KIA Dieppe
Lt. Edward V. Loustalot
Lt. Joseph H. Randall
Tec4 Howard M. Henry
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World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas
Name: Edward V Loustalot
Inducted From: Louisiana
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Combat Organization: 1st Ranger Battalion
Death Date: 19 Aug 1942
Monument: Ardennes, France
Last Known Status: Buried
In the 1930 United States Federal Census Edward Loustalot is living in Franklin, St Mary, Louisiana.
Age: 10
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1920
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father's name: Edward Loustalot
Mother's name: Emma Loustalot
Race: White
Edward Loustalot, head, 58,
Emma Loustalot, wife, 38,
Eulalie Loustalot, daughter, 12,
Edward Loustalot, son, 10,
Anderson Loustalot, son, 7.
In the 1920 United States Federal Census, taken on 2 Jan 1920, Edward Loustalot is living in Franklin, St Mary, Louisiana.
Age: 10/12 .
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1919
Birthplace: Louisiana
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father's name: Edward Loustalot
Father's Birth Place: Louisiana
Mother's name: Emma Loustalot
Mother's Birth Place: Louisiana
Household Members: Name Age
Edward Loustalot, head, 40,
Emma Loustalot, wife, 27,
Eulllie Loustalot, daughter, 2 6/12,
Edward Loustalot, son, 10/12.
Gravesite Details
Entered the service from Louisiana.
Family Members
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