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Home Town Jamestown
Last Address Los Angeles, CA
Date of Passing Jun 10, 1988
Location of Interment Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Glendale, California
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Louis Dearborn L'Amour was an American author. His books consisted primarily of Western novels, however he also wrote historical fiction, science fiction, nonfiction, as well as poetry and short-story collections. Many of his stories were made into movies. L'Amour's books remain popular and most have gone through multiple printings. At the time of his death some of his 105 existing works were in print and he was considered "one of the world's most popular writers".
Louis was inducted in the summer of 1942. After basic training, he went to Officer's Candidate School and then Tank Destroyer School. By the time he was eligible to join a TD unit he was ordered to change assignments because with his 35th birthday just over six months away, he would be too old to join a combat unit. He joined the Transportation Corps (3622 Trans Co.) and was sent to England and then on to Europe with a trucking company. As a 2LT he commanded a platoon of gas tankers that supplied planes and tanks all through the fighting in France and Germany. Before he returned home he was promoted to 1LT and was briefly a company commander. While in Europe he gathered the background that he later used in his stories about that area.
President Ronald Reagan awarded L’Amour the Congressional Gold Medal on August 2, 1982.
L'Amour died from lung cancer on June 10, 1988, at his home in Los Angeles.
