E. V. Loustalot

Edward Vincent Loustalot was a U.S. Army Rangers Lieutenant who was killed in action on August 19, 1942 while participating in the Dieppe Raid and thus became the first American soldier to be killed by Germans on land in World War II.

During the mission, he took command after the British Captain leading the assault was killed. Loustalot 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.

Frequently in accounts of the Dieppe Raid, Lt Loustalot has been incorrectly referred to as Edwin rather than Edward.

References

* [http://web.mac.com/davedepickere/World_War_II,_analyzed!/Blitzkrieg/Artikelen/1942/8/19_The_Raid_on_Dieppe.html Dieppe Raid]