James Louis LaPrade

Lieutenant Colonel, U. S. Army

Silver Star

GENERAL ORDERS:
Headquarters, 101st Airborne Division, General Orders No. 36 (1944)
CITATION:
(Citation Needed) - SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry) James Louis LaPrade (ASN: 0-21995), United States Army, was awarded the Silver Star for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in connection with military operations against the enemy while serving as Commanding Officer, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, during World War II.

GENERAL ORDERS:
Headquarters, 101st Airborne Division, General Orders No. 4 (1945)
CITATION:
(Citation Needed) - SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry) James Louis LaPrade (ASN: 0-21995), United States Army, was awarded a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Silver Star (Posthumously) for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in connection with military operations against the enemy while serving as Commanding Officer, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, during World War II.