Name:
Rudolph A. Langlois
Rank:
Private
Serial Number:
31375950
Unit:
10th Infantry Regiment, 5th Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1944-08-21
State:
New Hampshire
Cemetery:
Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-James, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France
Plot:
P
Row:
4
Grave:
10
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Rudolph A. Langlois was born in 1913, in New Hampshire. He was the husband of Andrea Langlois. Rudolph was noted as being employed as a porter before enlisting in the Army on December 3, 1943, in Manchester, New Hampshire.
Langlois served in the 10th Infantry Regiment, 5th Infantry Division, as a Private during World War II. He was Killed in Action on August 21, 1944, during the liberation of Malesherbes in France. Pvt Langlois was buried at Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-James, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France, and was awarded the Purple Heart.