Emmanuel Thépault
1916–1942 (age 26)
Biography
Emmanuel Thépault was a young Frenchman who gave his life during World War II at the age of 26. Born in 1916, he represented the generation that bore the burden of the war and its devastating consequences for France and the world.
His death in 1942 marked another loss among the countless young men whose futures were cut short by the conflict. Thépault is remembered in Thiais, his memory preserved as part of the historical record of those who perished during this tragic period.