Joseph Aloysius LaFortune
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BornJune 3, 1894
South Bend, Indiana, U.S.
DiedAugust 5, 1975 (aged 81)
Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.
EducationNotre Dame University
ChildrenRobert LaFortune
Joseph Aloysius LaFortune | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 3, 1894 South Bend, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | August 5, 1975 (aged 81) Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S. |
| Education | Notre Dame University |
| Children | Robert LaFortune |
| Relatives | Bill LaFortune (grandson) G. T. Bynum (great-grandson) |
| Military career | |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| Battles / wars | World War I |
Joseph Aloysius LaFortune Sr. was an American businessman inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame in 1970. He was the founding patriarch of the Oklahoma LaFortune family and father of Robert LaFortune.
Joseph Aloysius LaFortune was born on June 3, 1894, in South Bend, Indiana.[1][2] He dropped out of school in the 8th grade.[3] He was admitted to Notre Dame University in 1915 for an advertising program, worked for the university to cover his tuition, and left in 1916 without graduating. In 1916, he accepted an accounting position at the Standard Oil Company of Indiana. By 1917 he enlisted during World War I and served as a naval aviator and worked for the American Red Cross.[4]