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Personal info

Full name
SCHROLL, Lawrence Edward
Date of birth
29 May 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio
Hometown
Harrison, Montgomery County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35877071
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
41st Armored Infantry Regiment,
2nd Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
16 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Beggendorf-Baesweiler, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
O 1 2

Immediate family

Members
Leo E. Schroll (father)
Mary M. Schroll (mother)
Catherine F. Schroll (sister)
Helen M. Schroll (sister)
W. Harold Schroll (brother)
Josephine Schroll (wife)

More information

Pvt Lawrence E. Schroll was employed by Dayton Bread Company.

He enlisted in Cincinnati, Ohio on 27 September 1943. He was sent overseas in June 1944.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - 2nd Armored Division, Drive the Roer, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - Dayton Daily News 7 December 1944, The Dayton Herald 15 November 1943