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Personal info

Full name
LAWLOR, John Joseph
Date of birth
21 September 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
New Haven County, Connecticut
Hometown
Queens, Queens County, New York

Military service

Service number
12020815
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
22nd Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
3 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Gey, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 6 23

Immediate family

Members
Edward Lawlor (father)
Catherine Lawlor (mother)
Edward Lawlor (brother)
Charlotte Lawlor (sister)
William Lawlor (brother)
Raymond Lawlor (brother)

More information

Pvt John J. Lawlor worked on a farm before he joined the Regular Army in New York City, New York on 5 November 1940.

Source of information: Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census, www.1-22infantry.org

Photo source: www.finfagrave.com - Des Philippet