James D. Rougeaux

	NAME James Dennis Rougeaux alt. “Rougeau”	NICKNAME Jimmie	SERVICE NUMBER 399194
	UNIT C/1/8th Marines	HOME OF RECORD Basile, LA	NEXT OF KIN Parents, Luma & Cora Rougeaux
	DATE OF BIRTH 1923	ENTERED SERVICE June 18, 1942	DATE OF LOSS November 25, 1942
	REGION Solomons	CAMPAIGN / AREA Guadalcanal	CASUALTY TYPE Killed In Action
CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS Private James Rougeaux was killed in action on 25 November 1942 while on a working party hauling ammunition and supplies to his company’s front lines. His remains were recorded as “buried in the field,” but no specific location was given.
INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS Purple Heart	LAST KNOWN RANK Private	STATUS OF REMAINS Buried in the field	MEMORIALS American Legion “James Rougeau” Post 261 Manila American Cemetery

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I was fortunate enough to have known James Rougeau in high school before we enlisted together in the United States Marines. James and I played ball together at Basile High. He was the pitcher and I was the catcher. On June 15, 1942, James, Braxton Moreau, Lionel LeJeune and I enlisted in the Marines in Lake Charles. We took our physical in New Orleans then spent seven weeks in boot camp in San Diego, California.

Near the end of November that same year, James was killed. He was sent out on a working party to load ammunition, water, and rations for the company. He was killed by enemy artillery or coastal guns that hit the ammunition he was helping to load…. I was asked to identify James’ body, but when I was told how bad he was blown up, I couldn’t bring myself to see him that way.
– Hillary LeJeune, The Basile Weekly (2 June 1999)

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