Guédry and Petitpas Military Who Have Paid the Ultimate Sacrifice - An Update
In the past two issues of "Generations" (Vol. 21 No. 2) and (Vol. 21 No. 3) we have recognized members of the Guédry and Petitpas families who died while in the service of their countries. Many have died in combat, but others have died through accidents and other means while in the military, but not in a combat role. Since the last issue of "Generations" we have identified several additional persons that have died in military service.
U. S. ARMY PERSONNEL
LOUISIANA
COL. Clyde James Guidry (Louisiana National Guard) (439720732) - Breaux Bridge (DNBO - 24 Nov 2010)
(Died of natural causes at his home in Breaux Bridge, LA)
(Post Commander of the Louisiana National Guard Gillis Long Center and Deputy Director of the Louisiana Military Department; Served in Louisiana National Guard from 1964-2010)
(Saint Bernard Catholic Cemetery #2; St. Martinville, St. Martin Parish, LA)
(Son of Claude Guidry & Inez Melancon Guidry Patin; Husband of Deborah Ann Potts Guidry; Born 5 Nov 1946)
SFC Colin Wilson Guidry (U. S. Army) - Lafayette (DNBO - 2 May 2023)
(Died while serving as Recruiting Station Commander in Pittsburgh, PA)
(U. S. Army Recruiting Station Commander - Pittsburgh, PA; Earlier served in U. S. Army infantryman and paratroopers in the DMZ at Korea and in combat deployments during Operation Iraqi Freedom (Iraq) and Operation Enduring Freedom (Afhganistan). Awarded Combat Infantryman Badge for gallantry and intrepidity)
(Saint Basil Catholic Cemetery; Duson, Lafayette Parish, LA)
(Son of Martin Guidry & Esabelita "Mable" Villatura Guidry;
Husband of Dr. Monica Summers Guidry; Born 8 Feb 1989 in Lafayette, LA)
U. S. AIR FORCE PERSONNEL
TEXAS
SSGT Claby John Guidry (U. S. Air Force) (38558088) - San Antonio (DNBO - 1 Jan 1954)
(Died in a vehicle accident at 7:00 pm on 1 Jan 1954 just outside the front gate of Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, TX. He was hit head-on while driving in the proper lane of traffic and died almost immediately)
(2794 Medical Operations Squadron, USAF; Served in WWII; Registered for WWII draft 16 Feb 1942; Enlisted in U. S. Army Air Corps on 20 Nov 1945; Served in WWII; Received Bronze Star)
(Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery; San Antonio, Bexar County, TX; Section PH, Site 285)
(Son of Raymond Guidry & Celeste Constantin Guidry; Husband of Annie Williams Burns Guidry; Born 30 Jan 1916)
U. S. NAVY & MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL
LOUISIANA
AT1 Kenneth Ray Guidry (U. S. Navy) - Lake Arthur (DNBO) - 30 Oct 2015
(Died at the Jennings American Legion Hospital of an illness.)
(Served from 1999 until his death in 2015 as an Aviation Electronics Technician in the U. S. Navy; Served in Patrol and Reconnaissance Squadron VP-45; the Naval Air Technical Training Center in Pensacola, FL and in Afghanistan)
(Andrus Cove Cemetery; Lake Arthur, Jefferson Davis Parish, LA)
(Son of Allen Ray Guidry & Sybil Ann Benoit Guidry; Spouse of Lisa Guidry; Born 2 Nov 1979)
MISSISSIPPI
LCPL Eloi Anthony Guidry Jr. (U. S. Marine Corps) (427675428) - Bay Saint Louis (DNBO) - 22 Apr 2009
(Died in Gulfport, Harrison County, MS on U. S. Highway 90 in Gulfport, MS while on a motorcycle which collided with a turning pickup truck)
(Served in the U. S. Marine Corps from 17 Aug 2007 until his death on 22 Apr 2009)
(Saint Joseph's Cemetery (Rotten Bayou Cemetery); Diamondhead, Hancock County, MS)
(Son of Eloi Anthony Guidry Sr. & Paulette Guidry Jones and husband of Desiree Guidry; Born 28 Nov 1987)
DNBO - Died, Non-Battle (Outside war theater of operations)
