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GRIGGS, Lawrence Clifton Jr - Date of
birth
1 May 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Marlboro County, South Carolina -
Hometown
Kollock, Marlboro County, South Carolina
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34998356 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
8th Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
28 February 1945 - Place of
death
Kleinlangenfeld, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 16 | 67 |
Immediate family
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Members
Lawrence C. Griggs Sr. (father)
Julia (Leviner) Griggs (mother)
Doris M. Griggs (sister)
James W. Griggs (brother)
Marcella Griggs (sister)
Josephine Griggs (sister)
Marie Griggs (sister)
Joyce Griggs (sister)
Julia Griggs (sister)
Thomas E. Griggs (brother)
Paul Griggs (brother)
More information
Pfc Lawrence C. Griggs Jr. attended Kollock School and entered the service 30 June 1944.
Source of information: Danny van der Groen, Hannah Majewski - Family Lawrence Griggs, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / World War II Young American Patriots / Polson Tree / 1930 Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - World War II Young American Patriots