Elson P. Rabalais, 2001-09-29 [MilColl OH 698]

Description:

LSD-14 (Ship); LST-1171 (Ship) Elson Paul Rabalais was born on April 23, 1921, in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, to Charles H. and Annette Ortego Rabalais. His father worked as a carpenter and a farmer in Avoyelles Parish, where Elson Rabalais was raised as one of nine children. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy on November 5, 1942, during World War I... Admiralty Islands, Manus, Papua New GuineaBusan, Jeonnam, South KoreaCam Lộ, Quảng Trị, VietnamGuamKhe Sanh, Quảng Trị, VietnamMarine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, Craven County, North Carolina, United StatesMarine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Onslow County, North Carolina, United StatesMarine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, San Diego County, California, United StatesNaval Air Station Lakehurst, Ocean County, New Jersey, United StatesNaval Station Great Lakes, Lake County, Illinois, United StatesNew Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, United StatesNew York, New York County, New York, United StatesPhú Bai, Thừa Thiên-Huế, VietnamQuảng Trị, Quảng Trị, Vietnam

Display date:

2001-09-29

Location:

Guam

Format:

text

Collections:

Digital Public Library of America

Contributors:

North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources

Publisher:

State Archives of North Carolina

Content partner:

North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources

Availability:

Not specified