Raceland in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

First American Casualty Of WW II

Freddie John Falgout

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, October 1, 2005

1. First American Casualty Of WW II Marker

Inscription. Seaman First Class U.S. Navy
Born August 21, 1916 in Raceland, LA.
Killed in the line of Duty
by gunfire on the USS Augusta
in Shanghai, China in Chinese - Japanese War
August 20, 1937

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is August 20, 1937.

Location. 29° 42.407′ N, 90° 34.34′ W. Marker is in Raceland, Louisiana, in Lafourche Parish. It is on U.S. 1 0.1 miles south of Route 90, on the right when traveling south. In front of Lafourche Parish Tourist Commission building. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Raceland LA 70394, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s River Parishes,

in Acadiana — Cajun Country,

and specifically in Bayou Country. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

Acadia,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Town of Bowie (approx. 2.9 miles away); Clotilda Plantation (approx. 3.2 miles away); St. Mary's Nativity Church (approx. 3.9 miles away); St. Mary's Cemetery (approx. 3.9 miles away); Lockport (approx. 4.6 miles away); Holy Savior Cemetery (approx. 4.9 miles away); Vacherie-Gheens (approx. 5.1 miles away); Baudoin - Foret School (approx. 5.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Raceland.

Also see . . . USS Augusta (CA-31) in Shanghai, 1937. The Hampton Roads Naval Museum's blogpost on the USS Augusta: … ...A
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Chinese anti-aircraft shell fell onto the deck amid a group of sailors, killing one and wounding several others. As the flagship of the Asiatic fleet, USS Augusta had put in at Shanghai to observe the Sino-Japanese hostilities and to protect American interests there. The cruiser had sailed to Shanghai a few days after Chinese and Japanese forces started to battle for control of the city near the middle of August. (Submitted on July 19, 2015.)

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, October 1, 2005

2. First American Casualty Of WW II Marker

Cemetery Plaque showing directions to grave site image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 5, 2011

3. Cemetery Plaque showing directions to grave site

First American Casualty Of WW II Grave site St. Mary's Cemetery image. Click for full size.

October 1, 2005

4. First American Casualty Of WW II Grave site St. Mary's Cemetery

Freddy Falgout Gravesite/Tomb image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 5, 2011

5. Freddy Falgout Gravesite/Tomb

Freddie Falgout Tomb top image. Click for full size.

August 5, 2011

6. Freddie Falgout Tomb top

Freddie Falgout grave marker image. Click for full size.

August 5, 2011

7. Freddie Falgout grave marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 18, 2015. This page has been viewed 1,140 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 18, 2015, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. 4. submitted on July 19, 2015. 5. submitted on July 18, 2015, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. 6, 7. submitted on July 18, 2015. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.