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Personal info

Full name
TWOHY, Laverne E
Date of birth
22 December 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Shelton County, Washington
Hometown
Thurston County, Washington

Military service

Service number
39474092
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
330th Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Lansival-Joubiéval-Bihain, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 14 42

Immediate family

Members
Edward T. Twohy (father)
Augusta (Brash) Twohy (mother)
Emily M. Twohy (sister)

More information

Pvt Laverne E. Twohy attended high school for two years and worked in a factory for the manufacturing of transportation equipment.

He enlisted at Fort Lewis, Washington on 19 April 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / Hyden Family Tree / 1930 Census, http://83rdinfdivdocs.org - After Action Report

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - U.S. School Yearbooks