Missing information?

Do you have any additional information you would like to share about a soldier?

Submit

Personal info

Full name
DAVID, Lawrence August
Date of birth
18 August 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
New York County, New York
Hometown
Manhattan, New York County, New York

Military service

Service number
42064231
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
291st Infantry Regiment,
75th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 January 1945
Place of death
Grand Halleux, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 6 4

Immediate family

Members
August David (father)
Ernestine David (mother)
Francis J. David (brother)

More information

Pvt Lawrence A. David enlisted in New York City, New York on 7 January 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Record / 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://75thdivisiondad.com/kia_roster.htm#3

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet