Guillaume/Gilen Iriart

Other Events:

• Other Information: 15 Sep 1945; Le Monde Illustre article "Les Guelles Cassees" (Broken Faces)

Notes:

Name:
His last name was written as Hiriart on his birth record.

Other Information:
During World War II, he was struck by scrapnel that removed part of his face. He was originally in a hospital in Marseille and later was transferred to a special hospital in Paris until he died in 1949. He was shown in this pictoral article in the French magazine, Le Monde Illustre. The article featured the hospital in Paris and the work being done there to help reconstruct the faces of individuals who were injured during the War.

Died:
His death information was found in the margin of his birth record.

Guillaume/Gilen married Dominica Arroqui on 21 Sep 1911 in Los Angeles, California. Dominica (daughter of Juan Arroqui and Maria Cihigoyenetche) was born about 1889 in Valcarlos, Navarre, Spain; died on 17 Jun 1917 in Orange County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Other Information: She was later married to Willie Gilmore.
• Census: 1920, Orange, California; California, Orange, Orange, 0070
• Census: 1930, Orange, California; California, Orange, Orange, District 0059
• Census: 1940, Orange, California; California, Orange, Orange, 30-60

Notes:

After her mother died in 1917, it appears as if she went to live with her aunt Grace and was raised by her family. Her father returned to France.

Name:
Her death record indicates her middle name as Lesavet. Elizabeth was noted on her husband Tom French's military record. It is assumed to be correct.

Family/Spouse: Thomas Higgens French. Thomas was born on 17 Dec 1910 in Nye County, Nevada; died on 13 Jun 1946 in Orange County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Willie D. Gilmore. Willie was born on 14 Dec 1915 in Unknown; died on 31 May 2004 in Oakdale, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]