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Personal info

Full name
ROBINSON, Lawrence Jr
Date of birth
14 November 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine
Hometown
Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine

Military service

Service number
31220612
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
39th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
14 March 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 8 76

Immediate family

Members
Lawrence Robinson (father)
Gloria Robinson (mother)
Arthur Robinson (brother)
Robert Robinson (brother)
Betty Robinson (sister)
Esther Robinson (sister)
Beryl (Warren) Robinson (wife)

More information

Sgt Robinson attending Edward Little High School and was employed at the Bath Iron Works.

He was already a veteran of the campaigns in North Africa and Sicily.

He was reported wounded in action on 21 September 1944. After recovering, he rejoined his unit. For this wound he was awarded the Purple Heart a first time.

Source of information: Erwin Derhaag, The Lewiston Daily 2-Apr-1945, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / U.S. Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection

Photo source: Aimee Fogg, The Lewiston Daily 2-Apr-1945