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Personal info

Full name
O'COIN, Lawrence Oliver
Date of birth
14 September 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Rochester, Monroe County, New York
Hometown
Clarkson, Monroe County, New York

Military service

Service number
32029911
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
39th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
11 December 1944
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 3 27

Immediate family

Members
Charles O'Coin (father)
Caroline E. O'Coin (mother)

More information

Pfc Lawrence O'Coin attended Monroe high School and worked on a farm before he enlisted on 16 January 1941 in Buffalo, New York.

He saw action in North Africa, Sicily and France.

Source of information: Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com - Enlistment Record / Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.newspapers.com - Democrat and Chronicle

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Frederic Blais, www.newspapers.com - Democrat and Chronicle