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Personal info

Full name
HOVI, Lauri William
Date of birth
23 August 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Ashtabula, Ashtabula County, Ohio
Hometown
Ashtabula County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35064798
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
A Company,
326th Airborne Engineer Battalion,
101st Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
19 September 1944
Place of death
Near Son, The Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
A 3 14

Immediate family

Members
Tobias Hovi (father)
Minnie Hovi (mother)
Oiva Hovi (brother)
Ellen Hovi (sister)
Arland Hovi (brother)
Arvo Hovi (brother)

More information

Pvt Lauri W. Hovi enlisted in Cleveland, Ohio on 2 June 1943.

Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Sandra Uzell (niece)