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Personal info

Full name
LAIRD, Francis Claude
Date of birth
20 April 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Kismet, Seward County, Kansas
Hometown
Harvey County, Kansas

Military service

Service number
17083074
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
335th Infantry Regiment,
84th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
5 December 1944
Place of death
Beeck, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
P 2 7

Immediate family

Members
Frank W. Laird (father)
Leah E. (Hayse) Laird (mother)
Joe W. Laird (brother)
Geneva B. Laird (sister)
Esther E. Laird (sister)
Vesta M. Laird (sister)
Janice E. (Wyant) Laird (wife)

More information

Pfc Francis C. Laird graduated from Kismet High School in 1941 and attended the University of Kansas for 2 years.

He joined the U.S. Army Reserve in Lawrence, Kansas on 7 December 1942. He was selected for the Army Specialized Training Program (ASTP) and studied engineering at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, WWII Draft Card, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Familly Tree

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Don Pinkerton (nephew)