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Lt.-Col. E. A. Trahan
Lt.-Col. E. A. Trahan, G.S.C. (August 25, 1917 - November 19, 2003) was a decorated 2d Armored Division unit commander and unit historian.
Born in Lafayette, Louisiana to Joseph A...view moreLt.-Col. E. A. Trahan, G.S.C. (August 25, 1917 - November 19, 2003) was a decorated 2d Armored Division unit commander and unit historian.
Born in Lafayette, Louisiana to Joseph Ashby Trahan and Lillian Landry Trahan, he commanded troops in combat as a tank battalion commander in the 2d Armored Division in the European Theater of Operations during WWII. He served as a division general staff officer, on the Army General Staff, as Chief of Staff in a joint command, taught cadets at West Point, and graduated from the DOD Command and General Staff College in Norfolk and from the Army War College. He also served on the Joint Staff. His final tour of duty was as the executive officer of the National War College at Ft. McNair.
Following retirement he served as Secretary of St. Albans School in Washington, D.C. and, after returning to Lafayette, acted as a construction supervisor for two banks. He was married to Georgia Marie Colomb and together the couple had two sons.
He passed away in his hometown of Lafayette in 2003 aged 86.view less