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Served in U.S. Army WWII -
Paratrooper - jumped D-Day on Normandie Beach,
France.
Survived by Children - Deborah
(1954), Roy (1956), Rhonda (1959), Dianna (1961).
Wife - Wanda Carey La Fleur.
Machinist by trade. Died of ALS
(amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or Lou Gehrig's
Disease) at age 50. |
(courtesy of D K Railsback) |
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Grave marker for Robert D. La Fleur in
the Green Hills Memorial Park, Rancho Palos Verdes
(Los Angeles county), California.
Robert enlisted at Hartford, CT on on
9 November 1942 and was assigned to Company G, 50th
PIR.
On 28 December 1943 while the
regiment was sailing from New York harbor, Robert as
in the hospital ashore. After recovery he was
assigned t another parachute unit. |
