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LANAHAN, Lawrence P - Date of
birth
17 November 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33591521 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
709th Tank Battalion
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
4 April 1945 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Lawrence J. Lanahan (father)
Catherine (Gallagher) Lanahan (mother)
Margaret Lanahan (sister)
Bernadette M. Lanahan (sister)
Luke C. Lananhan (brother)
Daniel G. Lanahan (brother)
More information
Pfc Lawrence P. Lanahan enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 11 March 1943.He was declared officially dead one day and one year after he was reported missing in action.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - McBride-Gallagher Family Tree / Veteran Compensation Application File
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Mr. Jim McBride