Name:
Edward V Loustalot
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-395585
Unit:
1st Ranger Battalion
Date of Death:
1942-08-19
State:
Louisiana
Cemetery:
Ardennes American Cemetery, Neupre, Belgium
Plot:
C
Row:
3
Grave:
45
Decoration:
Comments:
Killed in the raid on Dieppe. During the mission, 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.