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Personal info

Full name
WILLIAMS, Lawrence Charles
Date of birth
11 June 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey
Hometown
Hudson County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
42107744
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 November 1944
Place of death
Schöntal, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
B 7 31

Immediate family

Members
Olga (Stewart) Williams (mother)
Anna Williams (sister)
Olga M. Williams (sister)

More information

Pfc Lawrence C. Williams enlisted at Fort Dix, New York on 21 March 1944.
He attended high school for 3 years and was a machinist before he enlisted.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet