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Personal info

Full name
LOMPRA, Lawrence P
Date of birth
17 July 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Hometown
Wayne County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36579654
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
423rd Infantry Regiment,
106th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
21 December 1944
Place of death
Near St. Vith, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 13 23

Immediate family

Members
Theodore E. Lompra (father)
Catherine M. Lompra (mother)
Clarence G. Lompra (brother)
Loraine V. Lompra (sister)
Gilbert F. Lompra (brother)
Elaine L. Lompra (sister)
Lorretta H. Lompra (sister)
Shirley H. Lompra (sister)

More information

Lawrence P. Lompra was a graduate of Mackenzie High School. He entered the army in March 1943, and had been overseas since October 1944.

Sgt Lawrence P. Lompra was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery Foy, Belgium at Block C, Row 7, Grave 170.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://106thinfdivassn.org

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Detroit Free Press 13 March 1945