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'''Harry D. "Jack" Lafield''' (June 7, 1924 – July 4, 2018) was an [[automobile]] salesman in his native Coushatta in Red River Parish, [[Louisiana]] and a highly decorated [[United States Army]] soldier in [[World War II]]. It was believed that during his business career he had sold at least one vehicle to nearly every resident of Red River and surrounding parishes. Often he sold at least one car for each business day.<ref name=obit>Harry Lafield Obituary (1924 - 2018) - Coushatta, LA - Shreveport Times (legacy.com), July 10, 2018.</ref>
'''Harry D. "Jack" Lafield''' (June 7, 1924 – July 4, 2018)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/harry-lafield/e460324723602|title=Harry Lafield|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=June 10, 2021}}</ref> was an [[automobile]] salesman in his native Coushatta in Red River Parish, [[Louisiana]] and a highly decorated [[United States Army]] soldier in [[World War II]]. It was believed that during his business career he had sold at least one vehicle to nearly every resident of Red River and surrounding parishes. Often he sold at least one car for each business day.<ref name=obit>Harry Lafield Obituary (1924-2018) - Coushatta, LA - Shreveport Times (legacy.com), July 10, 2018.</ref>
Lafield was one of three sons of Joseph Henry "Jodie" Lafield and the former Florence "Doll" Jackson. He was a champion athlete in track and [[basketball]] at Coushatta High School, since renamed Red River High School. In 1943, he was drafted into the Army in [[Shreveport]].<ref name=obit/> A month later, he wed in [[Bossier City]] the former Kate Brown (1926-2016).The couple had four children, Joseph Henry "Jodie" Lafield, Harry Lane Lafield, Trudy Lynn Lafield Abboud. and Byron Lafield.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/170015312/kate-lafield|title=Kate Brown Lafield|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=June 10, 2021}}</ref>
Lafield was one of three sons of Joseph Henry "Jodie" Lafield and the former Florence "Doll" Jackson. He was a champion athlete in track and [[basketball]] at Coushatta High School, since renamed Red River High School. In 1943, he was drafted into the Army in [[Shreveport]].<ref name=obit/> A month later, he wed in [[Bossier City]] the former Kate Brown (1926-2016).The couple had four children, Joseph Henry "Jodie" Lafield, Harry Lane Lafield, Trudy Lynn Lafield Abboud. and Byron Lafield.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/170015312/kate-lafield|title=Kate Brown Lafield|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=June 10, 2021}}</ref>