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MATHEWS, Lawson Groves - Date of
birth
9 June 1918 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Magnolia, Duplin County, North Carolina -
Hometown
Magnolia, Duplin County, North Carolina
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1643102 -
Rank
Captain -
Function
unknown -
Unit
Signal Corps
-
Awards
unknown
Death
-
Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
16 September 1945 - Place of
death
France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 34 | 38 |
Immediate family
-
Members
James L. Mathews (father)
Bertha M. L. (Sellers) Mathews (mother)
Andrew C. Mathews (brother)
Mary M. Mathews (sister)
Annie L. Mathews (sister)
James P. Mathews (brother)
Martha R. Mathews (sister)
Joseph E. Mathews (brother)
James E. Mathews (brother)
Mabel W. Mathews (sister)
Bertha M. Mathews (sister)
Helen L. Mathews (sister)
More information
Capt Lawson G. Mathews attended college and was a tinsmith, coppersmith and sheet metal worker before he enlisted in Fort Bragg, North Carolina on 18 May 1942.He was killed in a vehicle accident. He was on his way home to be with his mother, who was very ill and who died on 17 September. He had wired his family that he would be home as soon as possible.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Champigneul, France.
He is remembered at the Magnolia Cemetery in Magnolia, Duplin County, North Carolina.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Kohlmann Groves Family Tree, www.findagrave.com – F.J. Franklin / Albert Ledoux, www.newspapers.com – The News and Observer- 13 October 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy / K Ned Beasley, www.ancestry.com – Frances Franklin